Re: [Gnumed-devel] Timeline adjustment required

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:20:38AM +0000, Jim Busser wrote:

> Even on Debian, there is a usability problem with the
> timeline in that it occupies the full width of the available
> space, as a result of which the timeline bounds extend edge
> to edge with the following problems:
> 
> - the current date, which is the limit to which the timeline extends, cannot 
> be clearly seen

Currently, the timeline exporter adds a month to now() or
patient.deceased regarding the end of the viewport into
eternity.

Start is either patient.dob or else now() - 100 years.

Which interval would you propose to add/subtract from the
actual dates as to make for better display ? One year ?

> - worse, the objects along the right limit are not fully
> shown and there is no way to bring them into view

left click/hold/slide left or right

> - the widget does not seem to recognize that it should maybe be offering to 
> the user a horizontal slider

A slider would only make sense for finite ranges. You
probably mean a scroll wheel type thing (a throbber?) ? At
any rate, the TimeLineProject hasn't coded that.

> - using a gesture-sensitive keypad, it is instinctive to
> try to "swipe" leftward but instead of bringing more of
> the right timeline into view, what happens instead is a jump
> among the plugins

Did the timeline plane have focus ?  What happens if it does ?

> Would forcing the display inside 95% of the available area
> force a bottom axis (horizontal) scroll bar?

I don't fully understand your question.

Karsten
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