Clean and simple is good, but not all who are using the manual data entry are without a dive computer... many may have a computer or bottom timer but not a download cable. I think that vis and water temp are pretty fundamental attributes of the dive (some analog SPG also have temperature dial in them).
I wonder if it might be possible to make the 'notes' tab (probably should be renamed 'main') to have a user configurable content and layout... we can set a default one, but all the extra editable fields that were now proposing to have on info tab... could have a check box next to them, that would allow customising with ones to show on notes tab. Dean On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 1:43 AM Willem Ferguson < willemfergu...@zoology.up.ac.za> wrote: > On 2019/05/14 16:53, Pedro Neves wrote: > > On 14/05/19 15:47, Dirk Hohndel wrote: > >> So how does one trigger a switch to the "advanced" version? What if > >> the first time you use Subsurface, you download from a dive computer? > >> I'm trying to understand the logic when we show which UI... > >> > >> In general, having two different UIs for different users makes me a > >> bit nervous. More to test, more to maintain, more to get wrong. But I > >> see the value in the simpler layout... I would, however, for > >> consistency keep rating and tags below the people you dove with... > > > > > > Hi: > > > > I like Willem's approach. It's simple and concise. > > > > To "trigger" the switch to the "advanced" version, one could add an > > item on the preferences menu (on the General tab?)... I've seen stuff > > like this in some programs I use... (Note: I have no idea on how easy > > it is to implement it... > > > > I agree with Dirk's comments on the position of the tags and ratings > > fields... > > > > Cheers: > > > > Pedro > > > > > I would imagine that the view for advanced divers would look reasonably > similar: getting rid of diveMode, ProtectiveWear, temperatures, etc. The > challenge throughout is to have a clean, simple interface that is > expandable by using the other tabs. > > By the way, we already have a special layout for manually-entered dives. > The dive depth and duration are shown on a special row in the grid > forming the tab layout, and the software cleanly switches between the > two ways of presenting dive information. But I have now so often heard > the complaint that Subsurface is complex that I think perhaps one should > start thinking about it. For instance the water type information is > really unfriendly and we should consider to change this on the UI side, > but not in the calculations. > > I hope this makes a bit sense. > > Kind regards, > > willem > > > > -- > This message and attachments are subject to a disclaimer. > > Please refer to > http://upnet.up.ac.za/services/it/documentation/docs/004167.pdf > <http://upnet.up.ac.za/services/it/documentation/docs/004167.pdf> for > full > details. > _______________________________________________ > subsurface mailing list > subsurface@subsurface-divelog.org > http://lists.subsurface-divelog.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/subsurface >
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