On Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2017 22:40:37 CEST Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote: > On 15 October 2017 at 23:14, Dietrich Meyer <dietr...@sunnynames.com> wrote: > > On Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2017 21:51:28 CEST Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote: > >> On 15 October 2017 at 22:42, Lubomir I. Ivanov <neolit...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > On 15 October 2017 at 22:30, Willem Ferguson > >> > > >> >> A suggestion. Change the colour if the non-finalised marker from red > >> >> to > >> >> any > >> >> colour that contrasts with the rest of the existing markers. Once > >> >> "Save > >> >> changes" has been selected, then change the colour back to red???. > >> > > >> > both you and Dietrich seem to have good ideas about this. > >> > > >> > removing the red might turn the dive-flag into an xxxxx-flag (i.e. a > >> > flag with a different meaning), so i decided not to do that back when > >> > i've added the new flag assets. > >> > visually, it is a very good option though, i must admit. > >> > > >> > so, how should the selected marker look if it's not red? what is a > >> > safe to use color? > >> > > >> > ATM we have two makers PNG assets: > >> > - selected marker (also used when editing) - it's slightly brighter > >> > - de-selected marker - slightly darker > >> > > >> > ideas are welcome. > >> > >> here are the assets in question: > >> > >> selected: > >> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widge > >> ts/ qml/icons/mapwidget-marker-selected.png > >> > >> de-selected: > >> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widge > >> ts/ qml/icons/mapwidget-marker.png > > > > Stupid non-coders question: How complicated would it be to introduce a > > third PNG? Use "mapwidget-marker.png" as default. When editing a dive > > site, then replace the current dive site with > > "mapwidget-marker-selected.png" and all others with a new > > "mapwidget-marker-gray.png". > > > > If that is complicated, then not sure if it is worth the effort (in my > > view, small usability improvement, but not a major issue....) > > > > I don't like the idea of using a different color. Although red flag with > > white diagonal is, at least outside the US, not an official signal, it is > > still commonly recognised all over the world.... > > it's not that complicated to use a third marker, but it seems to me > that the grey marker is very close to the already existing "darker" > marker. > and that won't make much of a difference.
Well, it was just a 20-second effort using my photo editing software (I am clearly not a graphic designer, nor UI expert). Here is one with even less color. Any better? > > maybe a better solution is to make the rest of the markers transparent > while editing the current one. That also sounds like a good idea. Anything that increases contrast between active marker and all others while editing dive site would be good.
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