Plans [was: Re: Gconf or GSettings? - leading to a wider question]

[Dirk Hohndel]

On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Dirk Hohndel <dirk at hohndel.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Based on the theory that a really lame implementation will motivate others to do things better, I just pushed a truly silly implementation for fixing the map behavior.
> 
> I think your italics thing is ok, but it doesn't fix the fact that the
> osm maps are totally unusable.
> 
> They do entirely insane things when you touch the scroll-wheel. I
> can't even figure out *what* they do. It's not a "zoom", it's
> something like "zoom and translate into hyperspace". It takes you
> outside the map, entirely, with no way to get back.

It's a feature. It simulates narcosis...

> The default map view is also this zoomed-in thing that contains
> neither hawaii nor fiji, so none of my dives that actually have GPS
> maps actually shows on the "global map".
> 
> The per-dive-site map works right - until you touch the scroll wheel
> again, at which point it does the "Starship Enterprise" thing and goes
> into hyperspace.

I'll play with it. I'm sure this can all be fixed with the right settings (fingers crossed)

> It's just very odd. I really don't think the current mapping widget is
> worth having.

Maybe it gets someone to implement a better one?

Don't know. Not willing to give up just yet

/D
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