Defining new dive site using the map

[Lubomir I. Ivanov]

On 15 October 2017 at 23:14, Dietrich Meyer <dietrich at sunnynames.com> wrote:
> On Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2017 21:51:28 CEST Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote:
>> On 15 October 2017 at 22:42, Lubomir I. Ivanov <neolit123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 15 October 2017 at 22:30, Willem Ferguson
>> >
>> >> A suggestion. Change the colour if the non-finalised marker from red to
>> >> any
>> >> colour that contrasts with the rest of the existing markers. Once "Save
>> >> changes" has been selected, then change the colour back to red???.
>> >
>> > both you and Dietrich seem to have good ideas about this.
>> >
>> > removing the red might turn the dive-flag into an xxxxx-flag (i.e. a
>> > flag with a different meaning), so i decided not to do that back when
>> > i've added the new flag assets.
>> > visually, it is a very good option though, i must admit.
>> >
>> > so, how should the selected marker look if it's not red? what is a
>> > safe to use color?
>> >
>> > ATM we have two makers PNG assets:
>> > - selected marker (also used when editing) - it's slightly brighter
>> > - de-selected marker - slightly darker
>> >
>> > ideas are welcome.
>>
>> here are the assets in question:
>>
>> selected:
>> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widgets/
>> qml/icons/mapwidget-marker-selected.png
>>
>> de-selected:
>> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widgets/
>> qml/icons/mapwidget-marker.png
>>
>
> Stupid non-coders question: How complicated would it be to introduce a third
> PNG? Use "mapwidget-marker.png" as default. When editing a dive site, then
> replace the current dive site with "mapwidget-marker-selected.png" and all
> others with a new "mapwidget-marker-gray.png".
>
> If that is complicated, then not sure if it is worth the effort (in my view,
> small usability improvement, but not a major issue....)
>
> I don't like the idea of using a different color. Although red flag with white
> diagonal is, at least outside the US, not an official signal, it is still
> commonly recognised all over the world....
>
>

it's not that complicated to use a third marker, but it seems to me
that the grey marker is very close to the already existing "darker"
marker.
and that won't make much of a difference.

maybe a better solution is to make the rest of the markers transparent
while editing the current one.

lubomir
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