Author Topic: Map list organizing  (Read 3730 times)

wayne

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Map list organizing
« on: September 12, 2015, 11:25:06 AM »
There are lots of maps, but its not the easiest to quickly identify what you want.
A little organization would make it a lot easier.  I made a horribly quick mock-up to demonstrate; just noticed I didn't get all the shortucts correct.

It might also be better if you put the shortcuts first before the name, so they were all in a vertical line together.

If you want to make it shorter, instead of "switch to xyz" you could make it:
Topo  Map -
Aerial Map -
Street Map -
Misc Map -

At the least, I suggest grouping maps by type.  Thank you.

[edit: spelling.  Logs of maps >> Lots]
« Last Edit: September 13, 2015, 02:29:22 PM by wayne »

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Re: Map list organizing
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2015, 08:57:33 AM »

Great suggestion, Wayne.  Makes a lot of sense.

Will do in the next release.
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Re: Map list organizing
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2015, 03:33:10 PM »
Just for fun, I marked it up a little different to explain my other idea, putting the shortcuts first.  The idea worked a little bitter with a non-proportional font like courier (lined up well), but that doesn't match the menu.

I'm not certain what the font is, so I used Cambria (a serif font so you could see the "I" with bars on it).  I also put a space on either side of the brackets.  Most of them are easy to read, but the "J" on Juicytrails can be a little more difficult.

Hopefully a picture better explains what I was trying to type.