#11823 closed enhancement (fixed)
Add a mini map
| Reported by: | Klumbumbus | Owned by: | team |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | 15.09 |
| Component: | Core | Version: | |
| Keywords: | minimap | Cc: |
Description
A user asked me in a pm, if it would be possible to add a small overview map which would help for fast orientation, when zoomed in.
Attachments (2)
Change History (18)
comment:1 by , 10 years ago
| Keywords: | minimap added |
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| Summary: | add a toggle dialog with a mini map → add a mini map |
by , 10 years ago
| Attachment: | id_minimap.PNG added |
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by , 10 years ago
| Attachment: | 11823-alpha.patch added |
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comment:2 by , 10 years ago
| Summary: | add a mini map → [Patch] add a mini map |
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attachment:11823-alpha.patch is a sketch of such a toggle dialog. To use it, execute $ cp images/preferences/map.png images/dialogs to make the corresponding dialog image available.
I think the patch needs a better event handling, i.e., to get rid of skipEvents.
comment:4 by , 10 years ago
| Summary: | [Patch] add a mini map → Add a mini map |
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comment:5 by , 10 years ago
| Milestone: | → 15.09 |
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follow-up: 8 comment:7 by , 10 years ago
we should also disable the "zoom in" action performed if we double-click in the dialog.
follow-up: 9 comment:8 by , 10 years ago
Replying to Don-vip:
we should also disable the "zoom in" action performed if we double-click in the dialog.
Why? I find it pretty useful to zoom (with the mouse wheel) and move in the minimap and define a new edit area. This is faster than zooming and moving in the main map view if you want to change your edit area.
follow-up: 10 comment:9 by , 10 years ago
Replying to Klumbumbus:
Replying to Don-vip:
we should also disable the "zoom in" action performed if we double-click in the dialog.
Why?
Because I couldn't find how to zoom out after :) Does the mouse scroll really work?
comment:10 by , 10 years ago
Replying to Don-vip:
Does the mouse scroll really work?
Yes, it's the same like in the download window.
comment:13 by , 10 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
The basic functionality is implemented. Improvement ideas will pop up over time …
comment:14 by , 10 years ago
Just for your information, the user who asked for this feature gave a big compliment to the developpers and said that it is "perfect" and "just as he had imagined". :)



I don't think a toggle dialog woud be the best solution. I like the ID implementation (enabled with '/' or ':' key depending on keyboard layout):