Following previous discussion about this, I am posting a more formal
request for comments. My proposal is to reorganise the items in the
current Information tab as in the attached two images. There are two
issues: 1) physical arrangement of data items on the tab; 2) the style
used for presenting the re-organised data items.
*1) Physical arrangement of data items on the tab.*
Currently the presentation of the Information tab is highly inefficient,
utilising large areas of screen space for relatively little information.
In addition the data are currently presented in a rather unorganised
way. The items are now organised under three headings: Dive, Gas and
Environment and the presentation is more space-conscious. There are a
few points worth noting:
a) The date and time of the dive is removed from the tab. This is
because, when viewing the Information tab, the date and time of the dive
is already highlighted on the dive list. It is not necessary to indicate
dive identifiers (date,time) on any of the tabs because the tabs always
represent aspects of the selected dive(s). Adding date and time also
causes the Dive items not to fit in a single row any more.
b) For the moment, the dive mode is included in the Information tab.
This follows previous discussions where a sentiment was expressed that
dive mode is a technical aspect which does not really concern
recreational divers that represent the majority of users of the
software. I personally would love it to remain where it is on the Notes
tab, but one may need to consider the overall utility of the software
which may override personal preferences.
c) It is anticipated that, in future, more information will be included
under the Environmental data in this tab, but that is not at stake at
the moment.
*2) Style used for presenting data. *
1) Justification: The current headings are left-justified while the data
are centred within each container. In some circumstances when the
information tab is relatively wide, the data are therefore separated
from the headings, making the display difficult to read (see the
attached image "Present_setup"). I propose that the headings and data
are aligned similarly. To illustrate these differences in the attached
images, the top row shows left-justified headings and data, while the
other rows have centred headings and data.
2) Heading colour: The headings are blue while the data are in black.
This makes it easy to discern what is a heading and what is the
associated datum.
3) Framing the boxes: In the attached image "Info2.jpg" each data item
is framed in blue, the same colour as the heading. The rationale is
that, for each box, the container is clearly separated from the
information (in black) shown within the box. The attached image
"Info1.jpg" does not have framing. However, in this case note that there
is a problem with the background colour being split behind each heading.
This is especially visible with darker background colours within each
container.
Please comment!
Kind regards,
willem
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