1.3 Suggestions

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Suggestions to improve 1.3

  • make bookmarks work like they do in web browsers. You would spin the globe to a certain spot, zoom in, bank and then say "Save this combined location/altitude/bank as a bookmark named X." The actual position saved would be the position of the crosshairs. Then we wouldn't be constrained by having to save bookmarks for locations in the name database. Also there would be a bookmarks menu (not hidden in PlaceFinder) so you could show off WW really easily.
  • Motion momentum : it works now with speed (2 dimensions) and rotation in heading. It would be great to extend it to zoom motion and to tilt and bank rotations.
  • Planet axis unlocked : the movement id higher than the mouse deplacement : why ? It would be better if it were as in locked mode, i.e. if you click on a point at the surface and drag it with the mouse, the same point remains under the mouse. I understand that it will be true only for a small latitude or longitude change (under 10° or so) but that is the case most of the time (when altitude is not too high)
  • Mode indication : I did not see any indication (other than inside the View menu, which is not visible in normal use) of which modes are selected (motion momentum, point to go, planet axis lock, gravity, bank). It would be good to have it in the toolbar, with a clickable selection/unselection button for each. Also shortkeys for the new modes could be useful.
  • Planet axis locked : I don't understand very well the purpose of this mode. It seems that the planet axis is not really locked, except whith left button horizontal clik&drag (moving esatwards or westwards along a parallel). Vertical dragging controls moving northwards or southwards (along a meridian) in which case the planet axis is rotating...In this mode, when the planet axis is horizontal on the screen, it would be better if the movement was in the same orientation as the planet (i.e. when moving the mouse up or down, moving esat/west on the earth, not north/south as when the planet axis si vertical).
  • With motion momentum, it seems that the axis is not locked even when selected.
  • Move Modis-pics beneath Placenames.. would be great to be able to spot the right areas even under a Modis-pic.

Implemented

  • Planet "Gravity" : isn't it planet inertia ? --Mashiharu 18:04, 3 Mar 2005 (MST)
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