Gary Carvell wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Stuart Buchanan <stuar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:59 PM, James Turner wrote: > >> Suggestion - if z/Z are pressed with advanced weather enabled, make the > popup-message say 'disabled since visibility is being controlled by advanced > weather'. > >> > >> Another option would be to move the visibility control to a dialog, with a > slider / spin box, and explicitly disable it when advanced weather is selection. > Then we could lose the keybinding completely, which is something I want to > move towards for options that are infrequently used, but taking up > 'keyboard space'. > > > > I agree that it shouldn't be a keyboard assignment, and we should remove > it. > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Renk Thorsten <thorsten.i.r...@jyu.fi> > wrote: > > I don't think any of this is a real issue or under debate at the > > moment (?) - the whole discussion about z/Z is if the keybinding > > should be removed [...] > > *Please* don't drop the z/Z key binding. This is one of the most useful and > direct controls we have to affect the visual experience. > > It allows the user to directly control the view out the window, trade off > visuals for frame rate and smoothness on older hardware or complex > scenery, and trade off realism of flight experience for the simple pleasure of > looking out the window for those more into tourism. It can be useful for > modifying a built-in weather scenario that's close but not exactly what is > wanted. > > In short, it allows even the newest user to control their FlightGear visual > experience according to their particular use case and need for realism. > > I have no problem at all with disabling the keys when (say) advanced > weather is selected, but for several classes of users and types of use, it really > is an important capability and is used often. >
I agree. I am just finishing a patch which leaves z/Z as is for Basic Weather, but makes z/Z control max vis. for Detailed Weather, just like the slider in the menu. Should give us the best of both worlds. Testing atm, should be in fgdata soon. Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
