[ gpsdrive ] size of dashboard boxes

[Guenther Meyer]

Am Donnerstag 02 Oktober 2008 schrieb Hamish:
> Hamish:
> > > my idea for desktop mode is to move the compass to above the minimap
> > > and then make both part of the left-edge panel
>
> Guenther:
> > like the compass in car mode? could be possible.
>
> Looks good! thanks.
> Minor issue- compass should be left/right centered not left-justified,
it's not easy to satisfy you ;-)
I know the compass issue, I was hoping that nobody notices it.

> and very very minor it seems there are a few more pixels of space above
> the dashboard numbers now than below. I would guess to add a few more
> below so it wasn't so crowded.
>
inside the frames? this is not controllable without doing complicated widget 
constructions. I think, you'll have to live with it...

> > there is one question I wonder for a long time:
> > is the minimap really necessary? who uses it?
> > my preference would be to remove it completely, or at least
> > move it to a separate window...
>
> I like it a lot, but then I am spending a bit of time creating and
> managing tiles, and like to know "where I am" in that regard.
> If we move to 256x256 tiles obviously it will be less useful except
> for debugging purposes.
>
> Please no separate operational windows. Try the "GPSMan" debian package
> to understand why... If you like a on/off tickbox in the preferences, ok.
ok. so I'll keep it.

> But then you get into the drag & drop icon bar components like in Qt
> (I'm thinking of QGIS here).
>
this would be possible with gtk, too. but that's something I haven't examined 
so far. And I think there is not really a need for that in gpsdrive...


> I just mean numbers drawn directly on the canvas, without widget frames.
> I'll try and mock up what I mean in GIMP.
>
I think, I know what you mean. something similar to the scale and zoom 
display?
a background will be needed, otherwise readability could be not guaranteed.
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