[openlp-dev] Enable Max Height for non-text slides by default & default value

[Tim and Alison Bentley]

Have a combo box with highs in steps of 5px and automatic which is the
default.  This means one config doing to things clearly.  Default setting
would be automatic.
On 7 May 2016 04:28, "Ian Knight" <ieknight1101 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Por que no los duos? (Why not have both?)
>
> While I am tempted to get rid of the configuration option and just set a
> good default, and max ( itemlist height / 4, 120 px ) is a great suggestion
> because it addresses screen size, I think there several reasons one might
> want to configure it themselves; small screens may want more items visible
> (smaller than 120px ea) and likewise for large screens (>4 at a time),
> people with vision issues may want larger previews, and depending on usual
> size of slide contents, different minimum sizes can be necessary to
> correctly identify some slides (especially of they are mostly text).
>
> Still, I think Mattias is on point as far as people wanting this option
> and ensuring we've set a good default.
>
> Ian
> On 06/05/16 22:25, Mattias Põldaru wrote:
>
> I like this, have been wishing it was like it for some time now.
>
> As always I think a good default would be better than a sea of
> configurable options.
> Something like max ( itemlist height / 4, 120 px ) would probably do.
>
> Mattias
>
>
> On 06.05.2016 15:03, Ian Knight wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Was talking with Azaziah & we reckon it would be a good idea to change the
> default value for 'Max height for non-text slides in slice controller'.
>
> For those not familiar, this is a new feature in trunk that scales the
> thumbnails for non-text slides, such as images and presentations so that
> they don't take up the full width of the slide list in the slide
> controllers and are capped to a maximum height. This means that even with a
> wide slide controller, users will be able to see a number of slides, not
> just the top of the next one.
>
> The setting is found in the Advanced Settings tab and is currently
> disabled by default.
>
> We propose changing the default value to a max height somewhere in the
> range 100-160px.
>
> If you haven't already, I would encourage you to have a play with the
> setting & reply with your comments on whether to enable the setting by
> default, and if so, to what height.
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian Knight
> ian at knightly.xyz
>
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