[Kde-games-devel] Magnifier for Palapeli (patch)

[Ian Wadham]

On Wednesday 25 August 2010 5:22:30 am Johannes Loehnert wrote:
> unfortunately so far I only had time for a short patch-compile-test. So I
>  do not have much of an opinion so far. Overlooking the technical issues,
>  the main thing I noted is that the preview is somewhat small for my taste.
>  I second Stefan's suggestion to make the magnifier's size configurable.
> 
Thanks for taking a look, Johannes.  I have been experimenting with
different physical sizes (in pixels), different fields of view and different
magnification.  I found a magnifier which covered about 9-10 pieces at
full life-size was very useful for finding small pieces on a table containing
1008 pieces and finding where to insert them in the solution.  It beats
repeated scrolling and mouse-wheeling in that size of puzzle.  I am also
experimenting with multiple magnifier views.

> Also I would like a circle-shaped magnifier better, but that's a matter of
> taste. For extra eye candy one could add a handle and transparent
>  reflections, as well as a "throw aside" animation... (kidding!)
> 
Heh! ... :-)  I might even like to throw away the QFrame ... :-)  Anyway,
mine is one of those thin, flat, rectangular, Fresnel-lens magnifiers ...

> Anyway, I will try it out "in production" as soon as I have time, and then
> give an educated review. :-)
> 
Thanks, Johannes, but please keep an eye out for Magnifier Mark II ...

Cheers, Ian W.