[Marble-bugs] [Bug 293799] New: Provide a preference setting to disable "kinetic pan" feature

[Vincent de Phily]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293799

           Summary: Provide a preference setting to disable "kinetic pan"
                    feature
           Product: marble
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: marble-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: moltonel at gmail.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.8.0) 
OS:                Linux

Since KDE SC 4.8, marble continues to pan the map "on its own" for a while
after the user has initiated the panning by draging the viewport.

I have tried to get used to the new behaviour since 4.8 came out, but it keeps
frustrating me. I feel that, on a desktop, that feature is eye-candy
detrimental to usability :

* The combination of a mouse (panning+zooming) and a big screen already make it
easy to reach the desired location in marble.
* Kinetic paning gets in the way of that efficiency by being hard to use
deterministicaly :
  - the duration and speed of the kinetic pan is hard to gauge
  - it is hard to drag the map without causing kinetic pan, so that one has to
wait for it to finish or to click the map again (without moving !)
  - viewport is using low-quality rendering until the map has completely
stoped, even if the movement is very slow

I do not use small-(touch)screen devices much, but I assume kinetic pan makes
more sense on that form-factor. Personal preference and pointing ability surely
comes into play too. So I am asking for a preference setting (either boolean or
slider) rather than a tweak of the existing feature.

I know preference settings should be added with care. I *wanted* to get used to
the new behaviour but haven't suceeded after a few weeks : using marble has
become slower (UI, not performance) for me since that feature apeared. I am an
OSM contributor and use marble as my primary mean to browse the map.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Pan the map using ample movements

Actual Results:  
Paning continues after user input has stoped

Expected Results:  
Perference setting to make paning stop when user input stops

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