Defining new dive site using the map

Lubomir I. Ivanov neolit123 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 15 13:57:40 PDT 2017


On 15 October 2017 at 23:46, Dietrich Meyer <dietrich at sunnynames.com> wrote:
> 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?

ok, we can try with the de-saturated flag when editing. i will create
a new Github pull-request for people to test this.
mind that we have some "legal" polices about image contributions, so
it's best that i re-create the de-saturated image and sign it off
myself.

thanks
lubomir
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