On Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 17:11:57 -0400, Yuval Levy wrote:
> On July 26, 2011 03:16:43 AM Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
>> I don't like the overview mode (maybe because I don't understand
>> its purpose)
>
> the relationship between the preview and the overview is like that between a
> map of the earth and a globe.  The overview shows the globe itself, and you
> can turn it around in "3D", while the preview is a flat projection.
>
> The overview is helpful when making full spherical panoramas.  You can look at
> the poles (zenith and nadir) without distortion, while they are too distorted
> in the preview.

Indeed.  I've played with it now, and it's quite nice.  But I don't
really need it for the work I do, so it's good to be able to turn it
off.

Greg
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