Aven Bug (well, interface issues at least)

Wookey wookey@aleph1.co.uk
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 14:08:38 +0000 (GMT)


On Sun 05 Jan, Olly Betts wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 12:16:39AM +0800, Matthew Ryan wrote:
> > Somewhat related, we're getting terribly wound up out here that clicking on
> > a station re-centers the window every time (especially in the survey
> > window - it would be better if I didn't each have the memory of a goldfish
> > and forget every time that this is what will happen...)  Does this bother
> > anyone else?
> 
> I find it annoying sometimes, but assumed it was mostly because I was used
> to the old behaviour. 

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> Right click to centre makes intuitive sense to me - right button drag
> pans the view, and "centre on station" is really "pan so that this
> station is in the centre of the window".

I'd agree with that - certainly my initial reaction for how to change this.
Don't forget PDA users though. They still need some way of doing it with a
one-button interface. button-modifiers to get right-click is one option but
some way of doing it even with one button ought to remain even it's not very
convenient.


Wookey
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