Re: Hotspot events & joystick mode

[Aidan G. <wgs...@ih...>]

Christian Walther wrote:
> Aidan Gauland wrote:
>> I don't see how that could have fixed the bug.  What other files did
>> you change from r179 to r180?
> 
> None, as you can see at 
> <http://pipmak.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pipmak?view=rev&revision=180> 
> or by running "svn log -v -r180" in your working copy.

Maybe this isn't worth investigating further, since the bug is gone now?

> 
>> And I'm not sure I'm using the right term, I think joystick mode is
>> the one where you don't have to click and hold to pan, just move the
>> mouse.
> 
> Uhm, no. I guess I have to change that term, since it seems to confuse 
> people (are people not familiar with joysticks anymore these days?). The 
> characteristic of a joystick is that the thing it moves on-screen moves 
> faster when you push the joystick farther, and continues moving when you 
> keep the joystick still (outside of its neutral position). So joystick 
> mode is the one where panning is faster the farther you drag, and 
> continues at a constant speed when you keep the mouse still while 
> dragging. Direct mode, on the other hand, is when the view moves 
> "directly" as much as you move the mouse, and stays still when you keep 
> the mouse still.
> 
> Any better ideas to name the two modes than "joystick mode" and "direct 
> mode"?

My confusion was caused by only remembering the name of one mode, so now 
that I remember what they're both called, I think the current names are 
appropriate.

> 
>   -Christian
> 
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