2015-03-25 22:04 GMT-03:00 Long, Martin <mar...@longhome.co.uk>: > >>> 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? >
Actually, the type/category stuff will be essential to make Subsurface aware when some specific field is required... eg. is it a camera? so, let's include a field to store the resolution (of course, it's just an example - I think that we should avoid having specific fields, since users could add extra info in a kind of 'comments' field - however, some equipment must have specific fields - like cylinder) ... > > >> >> 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. > nice hint! =D I will include it, thanks > > 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. > I got your point and I also would love to have more comments about it. But as I mentioned above, it would not be hard to know that a specific equipment requires specific fields - so it would work fine anyway, in addition, it seems to be much more consistent (all equipment following the same structure). > > >> >> 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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