Defining new dive site using the map

[Dietrich Meyer]

On Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2017 22:40:37 CEST Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote:
> 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-widge
> >> ts/ qml/icons/mapwidget-marker-selected.png
> >> 
> >> de-selected:
> >> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widge
> >> ts/ 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.

Well, it was just a 20-second effort using my photo editing software (I am 
clearly not a graphic designer, nor UI expert). Here is one with even less 
color. Any better?

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

That also sounds like a good idea. Anything that increases contrast between 
active marker and all others while editing dive site would be good.


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