1.0.2 update in progress
25/10/08 08:28 Filed in: Work
In Progress
I am currently busy at updating
iSlideRule, using the feedback and email comments I have received.
In the 1.0.2 update, I'll have new scale graphics that include π
guage marks, and the graphics will be smaller in terms of storage
size (resulting in a slightly smaller download), but longer in
terms of rule size. In the 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 update, the scales are
~1400 pixels wide. Given a resolution of 72 pixels per inch, this
is like a 19.5" wide rule. I experimented with making 2400 pixel
wide graphics, but settled on a size of 1900 pixels (equivalent of
approximately 26" wide rules). Additionally, I'll be adding a few
new scales in the 1.0.2 update (CIF and DIF for example, along with
others).
In the 1.0.1 update, I widened the cursor from its original 1.0.0 width of 45 pixels, to a 65 pixel wide cursor. This was in response to feedback that was concerned about insufficient width in the cursor and inadvertent touches resulting in slide or top/bottom rule movements.
A "feature" that showed up as part of the work in the 1.0.1 update that I'm working to correct is that the rule and slide can separate when moved to opposite ends. In the 1.0.1 update, I added blank space at the end of the rules in the view so that the rules could be moved to the right somewhat, instead of being locked to the left side. I'm working to reduce or eliminate the separation in 1.0.2.
In the 1.0.1 update, I widened the cursor from its original 1.0.0 width of 45 pixels, to a 65 pixel wide cursor. This was in response to feedback that was concerned about insufficient width in the cursor and inadvertent touches resulting in slide or top/bottom rule movements.
A "feature" that showed up as part of the work in the 1.0.1 update that I'm working to correct is that the rule and slide can separate when moved to opposite ends. In the 1.0.1 update, I added blank space at the end of the rules in the view so that the rules could be moved to the right somewhat, instead of being locked to the left side. I'm working to reduce or eliminate the separation in 1.0.2.
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