[Digikam-devel] Switch to central map view

[Gabriel Voicu]

Hi everybody,

I would like to improve the way the central map is accessed, because I don't
really think that the way it is now it's the best. What I don't know is how
to make the best switch between icon-view, preview-view and map-view.
Now, as you know, there are 2 ways to access the central map. One is
"View->Views->Map" view and the other one is the toolmenu "Views->Map view".
The options are:
- Add preview-view to "Views" menu. If you think that this is the best
option, please answer me to next questions:
    * What should happen when one clicks a thumbnail in icon-view? The view
should still switch to preview-view?
    * As you may have seen, when the map is zoomed out, it groups the images
and selects "the best" of them as representative thumbnails for their
groups. I was thinking with Michael that when a user clicks a thumbnail on
the map, to be replaced with the next "best" thumbnail from that group.
Another option would be that when a user clicks on a thumbnail, to switch to
preview mode. What do you think?

- Leave the switch between icon-view and preview-view as it is now and make
the switch to map view to be a checkable tool button. When the button is
checked, the map-view appears. When it is unchecked, the last view
activates. This looks more clean and intuitive to me, because when the user
will want to see photos on central map, he will just click that button. When
he will want to go back to icon-view/preview-view he will uncheck it.

What kind of switch do you think that it is the best? If you have more
proposals, please let me know.

Gabriel
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