IndirectUI: PanAndSlider

[midora]

One issue which disturbs me using the PanAndSlider property is that if you are panning then it is not possible to drag back to the 0/0 center. You are getting values like 0.02 or -0.01 always.

 

Second: I'm using the following code to setup the background of PanAndSlider:

Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(100, 100); // Creates a transparent bitmap
configUI.SetPropertyControlValue(PropertyNames.RotateXYDeg, ControlInfoPropertyNames.StaticImageUnderlay, ImageResource.FromImage(bitmap));

This shows a nice checkerboard background which makes more sense for the plugin than the

standard:

 

Bitmap bitmap = this.EnvironmentParameters.SourceSurface.CreateAliasedBitmap();

Is there a better way than to use these constant values 100,100?

 

[midora]

One issue which disturbs me using the PanAndSlider property is that if you are panning then it is not possible to drag back to the 0/0 center. You are getting values like 0.02 or -0.01 always.

 

The reason for this is that the calculation of the rectangle for the embedded pan control always sets the value to odd (using  |= 1).

Because of this it is not possible to pan to a center value of 0/0 with the mouse.

[pdnnoob]

I'm no programmer, but from a user's point of view, I find it much more convenient to just click the reset buttons if I want to get to zero, anyways.

[midora]

I'm no programmer, but from a user's point of view, I find it much more convenient to just click the reset buttons if I want to get to zero, anyways.

 

That's how a good user interface should work. Every user should be able to use his preferred way to do things. Or?

 

And the zero value is just an example of the issue.