[Digikam-devel] Switch to central map view

[Michael G. Hansen]

On 08/21/2010 12:59 AM, Martin Klapetek wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 19:26, Gabriel Voicu<ping.gabi at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>> ...
>> - 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.
>>
>
> I would personally go with this one. Something like the current 'View'
> button. If you press that, it'll take you to big image view. So I'd place a
> button 'Map view' next to it (between the View and Edit) and this would work
> just as the 'View' or 'Edit' button. When you 'check' the button, the
> view/edit is on, when you uncheck it, you're back to icon view. That way
> seems the best for me as it keeps the UI flow consistent.
>
> Also, about the image groupping - it would be awesome if the group could
> ungroup on a click instead of just change the image. Something like Google
> Earth does. If you click the group, it is expanded in a way that it is
> divided to smaller groups (if there is enough images, otherwise it's just
> pictures itselves) placed around the original group position and all is
> still connected with the original center point and it creates sort of a web.
> And the expansion/collapsion is fully animated. See Google Earth for seeing
> it in action ;)

We currently support clicking on an image and then zooming in until the 
screen is filled by the grouped images - you have to click on the "Zoom 
button" on the far right.

Michael