Hi Keith,
> Text Field has a menu item - "Convert to annotation" I don't get it, ok so
> you get a pin which has rollover behaviour. what has this got to do with a
> text field? Is it not a different part entirely.
We had/have a lot of comments in our worlds that have been just text, like this:
LT: Maybe we should...
Especially on some documentation worlds these were really annotations and
opinions – not part of the documentation or whatever a world originally showed.
The annotation with its mouse-over behavior offers a less distracting way to
add further information or opinions, while being easily readable through
hovering. It also adds the author and a timestamp to alleviate discussions. The
"convert to annotation" menu item of text is a convenient way to convert
existing "text comments" to instances of the new part...
> An annotation part, could reveal a whole world when rolled over, the
> annotation-world can contain anything. Ok that is exactly what the pin does,
> so I still don't get the "convert to annotation" menu item.
The current annotation part is only a part and wasn't meant to hold complete
worlds. In my opinion, it's easier and more straightforward to just use a
world, while using the annotations to add more details, side thoughts or
opinion that do not fit the main line of argument or flow of a tutorial...But
if you like such a "world-holding"-part, there's definitely space in the
PartsBin for it..so feel free to build one :-)
Best,
Lauritz_______________________________________________
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