GSoC 2015 - Introduction

[Marcos Cardinot]

2015-03-25 22:04 GMT-03:00 Long, Martin <martin at longhome.co.uk>:

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>>> That sounds good. The specification uses the word "groups", but I don't
>>> really like this because groups seems to imply that an item belongs to a
>>> single group. I prefer "sets". My Suunto dive computer, for example would
>>> be part of both my "UK Cold Water" set, and my "Tropical" set, as I use it
>>> wherever I go.
>>>
>>
>> Hmm... it would be just a case of "naming" - the base idea is to have
>> exactly what you expect = one equipment can belongs to none, one or many
>> groups/sets =D
>>
>>
>
> Great. I'm not really fussed about the naming. I just didn't want you to
> get the wrong impression.
>
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>> Maybe the name should be 'type' instead of 'category'.
>> In this way, I think that it would not be a problem if we identify/name
>> each equipment according to what it is...
>> eg. http://iesa-fao.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Scuba-Gear.jpg ,
>> http://www.scuba.com
>> what do you think?
>>
>
> I don't really have strong feelings on it. I'm just not sure how much
> value it really adds. I can just see most 'types' or 'categories'
> containing just one item. A lot of divers will have 1 computer, 1 set of
> regs, 1 weight belt, etc. Maybe a "show equipment type headers" option?
>

Actually, the type/category stuff will be essential to make Subsurface
aware when some specific field is required... eg. is it a camera? so, let's
include a field to store the resolution (of course, it's just an example -
I think that we should avoid having specific fields, since users could add
extra info in a kind of 'comments' field - however, some equipment must
have specific fields - like cylinder) ...


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>
>>
>> Another aspect to consider it that a type of equipment can have a
>> specific key property on a dive (which will be set only in the equipment
>> tab on a dive, of course) - eg. cylinders and weights
>> So, the equipment list would display only basic info (which are common to
>> all equipment - user should be able to choose what columns they want to see
>> in a list as well).
>> Now I'm imagine how the user would set the parameters of a 'cylinder' in
>> the equipment tab:
>> 1) double click -> open small dialog box with these fields (pop-up)
>> 2) single click -> a kind of accordion effect, fields appear (sliding) in
>> the bottom of  the equipment tab (users should be able to stick this small
>> side panel if they want - so, it would not be shrinking and stretching
>> other fields in the equipment tab every time something is clicked)
>> 3) ideas?
>>
>
> Ok, so something like "Weights - 4kg"
>
> Yeah, i can see that working. One might even want to include defaults for
> those key properties when including an item in a group/set. So, my weights
> for "Tropical" would be 5kg and my weights for "UK Cold water" would be
> 12kg, but I might then also change them on a per-dive basis.
>

nice hint! =D
I will include it, thanks


>
> My only reservation is about including cylinders in the whole asset
> management stuff. Cylinders are equipment, yes, but they also contain a
> mix, and that stuff is important for the profile and deco planning. I have
> a gut feeling that cylinders and mixes should remain independent of the
> whole asset management thing. Would love some input from more experienced
> divers on that.
>

I got your point and I also would love to have more comments about it.
But as I mentioned above, it would not be hard to know that a specific
equipment requires specific fields - so it would work fine anyway, in
addition, it seems to be much more consistent (all equipment following the
same structure).


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>
>>
>> Actually I would like to avoid 'extra windows' as much as possible,
>> because I think that there is nothing more annoying than a new dialog box
>> popping-up as a new window for every single feature...
>>
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