> > >> That sounds good. The specification uses the word "groups", but I don't >> really like this because groups seems to imply that an item belongs to a >> single group. I prefer "sets". My Suunto dive computer, for example would >> be part of both my "UK Cold Water" set, and my "Tropical" set, as I use it >> wherever I go. >> > > Hmm... it would be just a case of "naming" - the base idea is to have > exactly what you expect = one equipment can belongs to none, one or many > groups/sets =D > >
Great. I'm not really fussed about the naming. I just didn't want you to get the wrong impression. > > Maybe the name should be 'type' instead of 'category'. > In this way, I think that it would not be a problem if we identify/name > each equipment according to what it is... > eg. http://iesa-fao.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Scuba-Gear.jpg , > http://www.scuba.com > what do you think? > I don't really have strong feelings on it. I'm just not sure how much value it really adds. I can just see most 'types' or 'categories' containing just one item. A lot of divers will have 1 computer, 1 set of regs, 1 weight belt, etc. Maybe a "show equipment type headers" option? > > Another aspect to consider it that a type of equipment can have a specific > key property on a dive (which will be set only in the equipment tab on a > dive, of course) - eg. cylinders and weights > So, the equipment list would display only basic info (which are common to > all equipment - user should be able to choose what columns they want to see > in a list as well). > Now I'm imagine how the user would set the parameters of a 'cylinder' in > the equipment tab: > 1) double click -> open small dialog box with these fields (pop-up) > 2) single click -> a kind of accordion effect, fields appear (sliding) in > the bottom of the equipment tab (users should be able to stick this small > side panel if they want - so, it would not be shrinking and stretching > other fields in the equipment tab every time something is clicked) > 3) ideas? > Ok, so something like "Weights - 4kg" Yeah, i can see that working. One might even want to include defaults for those key properties when including an item in a group/set. So, my weights for "Tropical" would be 5kg and my weights for "UK Cold water" would be 12kg, but I might then also change them on a per-dive basis. My only reservation is about including cylinders in the whole asset management stuff. Cylinders are equipment, yes, but they also contain a mix, and that stuff is important for the profile and deco planning. I have a gut feeling that cylinders and mixes should remain independent of the whole asset management thing. Would love some input from more experienced divers on that. > > Actually I would like to avoid 'extra windows' as much as possible, > because I think that there is nothing more annoying than a new dialog box > popping-up as a new window for every single feature... > >
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