RFC: Re-organising the Information tab in Subsurface

[Pedro Neves]

Hi all:

First of, thank you Willem for the time you took to think about these 
changes

On 29/07/19 07:35, Willem Ferguson wrote:
>
>
> *1) Physical arrangement of data items on the tab.*
>
> Currently the presentation of the Information tab is highly 
> inefficient, utilising large areas of screen space for relatively 
> little information. In addition the data are currently presented in a 
> rather unorganised way. The items are now organised under three 
> headings: Dive, Gas and Environment and the presentation is more 
> space-conscious. There are a few points worth noting:
>
I like the new arrangement better.

a) I don't like losing the date and time (as sometimes I use the 
Information tab to copy all the info to other places), but I understand 
the rationale behind it - so no opposition on my end...

b) I don't have many dives using dive modes other that OC so I could 
ditch that info. But I know other users have, so I think it should stay 
on the Dive heading, unless a more important data comes up to take that 
place...


> *2) Style used for presenting data. *
>
> 1) Justification: The current headings are left-justified while the 
> data are centred within each container. In some circumstances when the 
> information tab is relatively wide, the data are therefore separated 
> from the headings, making the display difficult to read (see the 
> attached image "Present_setup"). I propose that the headings and data 
> are aligned similarly. To illustrate these differences in the attached 
> images, the top row shows left-justified headings and data, while the 
> other rows have centred headings and data.
>
I agree that the justification should be the same for the headings and 
the data. I personally prefer having all items centred, but...


> 2) Heading colour: The headings are blue while the data are in black. 
> This makes it easy to discern what is a heading and what is the 
> associated datum.
>
Agree...
>
> 3) Framing the boxes: In the attached image "Info2.jpg" each data item 
> is framed in blue, the same colour as the heading. The rationale is 
> that, for each box, the container is clearly separated from the 
> information (in black) shown within the box. The attached image 
> "Info1.jpg" does not have framing. However, in this case note that 
> there is a problem with the background colour being split behind each 
> heading. This is especially visible with darker background colours 
> within each container.
>
I prefer having the boxes framed. Willem's rationale makes sense to me.


All the best:

Pedro

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