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Discussion on options for #1322
Current list (6.2 Beta 18th July 2011)
- 8 Top + Bottom (Portrait)
- 8 Bottom (Portrait)
- 8 Bottom + Vario (Portrait)
- 8 Top (Portrait)
- 8 Left + Right (Landscape)
- 8 Left (Landscape)
- 8 Right (Landscape)
- 9 Right + Vario (Landscape)
- 9 Left + Right (Landscape)
- 5 Right (Square)
- 12 Right (Landscape)
- 12 Bottom (Portrait)
- 12 Top (Portrait)
- 24 Right (Landscape)
14 entries
Two reasons to look at simplifying this list:
- The list is quite long. And could get longer
- There are many options which are really pairs. E.g. Matching Landscape vs Portrait versions. This should be more obvious to the user.
3 fields
NOTE: Left=Top, Right=Bottom for Portrait. T=Top,B=Bottom,L=Left,R=Right
| Number | Split | Left or Right | Vario | Notes | Portrait | Square | Landscape | Title | enum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smal | Yes | NA | NA | TODO | 4T,4B | 5R * | 4L, 4R | TODO | TODO |
| Smal | No | Left | NA | TODO | 4T | 5L | 8R | TODO | TODO |
| Smal | No | Right | NA | TODO | 8B | 5R | 8R | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | Yes | NA | No | TODO | 6T,6B | 5R * | 6L,6R | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | Yes | NA | Yes | TODO | 8B * +V | 5R * | 6L,3R +V | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | No | Left | No | TODO | 12T | 5L * | 12L | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | No | Right | No | TODO | 12B | 5R * | 12R | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | No | Left | Yes | TODO | 8T +V | 5L * | 9R+V | TODO | TODO |
| Medium | No | Right | Yes | TODO | 8B+V | 5R * | 9L+V | TODO | TODO |
| Large | Yes | NA | NA | TODO | 24 | 5R * | 24 | TODO | TODO |
| Large | No | Left | NA | TODO | 24 | 5R * | 24 | TODO | TODO |
| Large | No | Right | NA | TODO | 24 | 5R * | 24 | TODO | TODO |
- = These entries are not exactly matching the text.
Three methods to get user input:
- Separate fields: Number, Split, Vario
- One big list: Named as it currently is but group Portrait/Landscape?
- Two fields: Scheme (split, not split, vario); Number
Simple two options
Here is a way to have 4 options & 3 options - keeping it fairly simple and understandable.
- 8
- 8/9 + Vario
- 12
- 24
Options:
- Left (Landscape)/Top (Portrait)
- Right (Landscape)/Bottom (Portrait)
- Split (Left,Right Landscape / Top,Bottom Portrait)
Special cases, such as SQUARE layout will only allow 5 anyway, so no point in providing it as an option.
This split into a nice split for the future too: Info Box & Features; Layout
The all in one approach
Another way to look at this is to consider just layout.... which works nicely for a fixed layout (e.g. without rotation) but how do you easily represent a move.
