Adding simple graphics objects to GladeVCP?
12 Jun 2019 13:06 #136723
by RetrofitTools
Replied by RetrofitTools on topic Adding simple graphics objects to GladeVCP?
Chris
Yes, I initially thought about just using the LED symbol, but...
Can an LED be a hollow outline? Most seem to be uniform colored circles.
Is LED position limited to a "cell"? These hypothetical "boxes of goods" could have 2000 symbols in them, in a non-uniform pattern. Can't see how that would be handled well with a typical layout UI grid, unless it can have exceptionally fine granularity...
Need to dig into this more, just don't have time yet. I appreciate your input as someone who has already tinkered with it!
Yes, I initially thought about just using the LED symbol, but...
Can an LED be a hollow outline? Most seem to be uniform colored circles.
Is LED position limited to a "cell"? These hypothetical "boxes of goods" could have 2000 symbols in them, in a non-uniform pattern. Can't see how that would be handled well with a typical layout UI grid, unless it can have exceptionally fine granularity...
Need to dig into this more, just don't have time yet. I appreciate your input as someone who has already tinkered with it!
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12 Jun 2019 14:16 #136729
by andypugh
One solution I toyed with for my lathe macros was to store the original position of all the controls on the SVG as it was imported, and then scale those positions as the image size changed.
It worked fine, but there was something about it that bothered me (I have forgotten what it was now) and I went to the invisible table grid.
I would not be at all surprised to find that it is possible to embed metadata in an SVG file which can give the display code a clue what to put where, and what to call the result.
Replied by andypugh on topic Adding simple graphics objects to GladeVCP?
Is LED position limited to a "cell"? These hypothetical "boxes of goods" could have 2000 symbols in them, in a non-uniform pattern. Can't see how that would be handled well with a typical layout UI grid, unless it can have exceptionally fine granularity...
One solution I toyed with for my lathe macros was to store the original position of all the controls on the SVG as it was imported, and then scale those positions as the image size changed.
It worked fine, but there was something about it that bothered me (I have forgotten what it was now) and I went to the invisible table grid.
I would not be at all surprised to find that it is possible to embed metadata in an SVG file which can give the display code a clue what to put where, and what to call the result.
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