On 12-02-25 17:43 , Thorsten Wilms wrote:
Hi!
Explanation and demo of an approach that allows smooth panning and zooming while dragging objects around: http://worrydream.com/GesturalZoomAndPan/
I find this interesting, because I often find myself going through the following steps, when moving objects:
- zoom out to have both origin and destination in view
- move object roughly
- zoom in on destination
- position object exactly
Of course the use of modifier keys in the demo can't be transfered (without further changes).
Hi Thorsten,
This user interaction example feels excellent to me. The zooming and panning reminded me of 3D software where I am able to pan and zoom using modifier keys (or quasi-modes in this case?). What I really like is the ability to seamlessly perform zoom and pan (or both) and keep juggling the objects around. Also, being able to switch between the modes so easily feels powerful. It allows people to be precise when needed and 'free' when precision is not an issue. It felt very natural and effortless to me.
Thank you for this link! (Is this your work? Impressive!)
Cheers,
alex