Re: [Visualpython-users] label behavior

[Gary S. <st...@nm...>]

> Recently I've had reasons to use the label object in various ways. I don't 
> know what the implementation issues might be, but it seems to me that a 
> label should be hidden from view when it is behind an object. The main 
> purpose of the label object is to place a label next to some other object, 
> such as a planet, and have it always readable because it continually faces 
> forward. But if the planet goes behind something, I find it very confusing 
> to see the label in front of the occluding object, as though it applied to 
> the object that is now in front.
> 
> Comments?

Seeing as comments were solicited ... ;-)

I presently use labels for instructions and as trial-markers in a research
setting. For my purposes, therefore, it's necessary to have the current
funcitonality (i.e., to always have labels appear on top of the scene). As
for which behavior is more appropriate generally, I won't guess. I might
suggest, however, that the label object have options with default behavior
(which default wouldn't matter to me). 

Just my $0.02.

Gary

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