Re: [Rails-devel] Push request: Refactored network info (incl. keyboard shortcut and version for end-users)

[Frederick W. <fre...@go...>]

Stefan:
The size of the map panel changes if the message panel's height
changes. This is typically the case if new info texts (lay tile, set
revenue) are displayed.
So you have probably not experienced "superfluous" resizes - but, on a
second thought, it's clear also to me that this is not as nice at it
was supposed to be.

I perceive several design options:

(1) No change to the functionality: as already said, not nice... But
nobody is forced to use the auto-zoom (can be disabled at any point in
time by clicking on the selected menu item again).

(2) Disable auto-zoom: I wouldn't like this disablement as I really
would like to have the auto-zoom (eg., think of frequent OR Panel
height changes in 18EU).

(3) Freeze the message panel's size to 2-3 lines: But how to deal with
multiline route details?

(4) Only auto-zoom on special occasions (eg., beginning of the OR):
But will the end-users understand that it's not a bug that the
auto-zoom is only triggered occasionally?

What would be your favorite? Are there other options?
Technically, all would be viable. But I wouldn't like (2) that much.

--- Frederick