This appears to be nothing to do with "tagging" - you've presumably sent to this list by mistake...
2015-01-09 12:12 GMT+00:00 Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com>: > On 01/01/2015 00:39, Tom Hughes wrote: >> >> On 01/01/15 00:36, Dave F. wrote: >> >>> I'm struggling to comprehend how a button to turn off the notes layer, >>> that's separate (& hidden!) from the only obvious button to turn the >>> layer on can be described as 'logical' to an experienced user let alone >>> a newbie.. >> >> >> Well the problem is that what you see as a "button to turn on the notes >> layer" is what I see as a "button to add a new note" ;-) That button was >> intended to encode the "add a note" action, not the "view notes" action. > > > OK, but however you perceive it, it still activates the 'view notes'. > Although it adds clarity to do so, it's not essential to the 'add a note' > function. > >> If I just wanted to view existing notes I wouldn't use that button, I >> would open the layer switcher and turn on the notes layer. > > > On a scale of 1 to 10, how obvious do you think that is to the user? > >> >> >>>> The problem with turning off the notes layer again when the add note >>>> control is disabled is that it might already have been on before you >>>> started adding a note, so we would probably have to remember if we had >>>> turned it on or if it was already on . >>> >>> >>>> Trying to figure out what to do if somebody starts toggling the notes >>>> layers on and off manually while the add note control is active just >>>> introduces even more levels of complication... >>> >>> >>> By 'we' do you mean the programmers? I hope not. It's not that >>> complicated! on/off, yes/no, 0/1 binary! It's the DNA of computers! >> >> >> No I'm not saying the programming is necessary complicated, I'm saying >> it's hard to know what the correct behaviour is from a UX point of view. > > > I don't really see it as that confusing: > > I don't think the 'add note' button needs to turn on the 'view notes', but > lets assume it does: > > * The 'add note' button turns both the add & view layers on & should them > off again, except if 'view' was previously turned on via hidden option under > Layers. Then it should leave 'view' on. > > * If 'view' is turned off via the Layers menu while 'add' is visible, turn > 'view' off as it not directly linked or strictly needed to add a note. > > Cheers > Dave F. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
