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[feature request] Quick calibration stick #12

Closed nickkolok closed 5 years ago

nickkolok commented 6 years ago

First of all - thank you for this great program, it helps us a lot!

In Tracker 5.0.1, when you create a new calibration stick, it appears somewhere (sometimes even outside the current viewport!). So, then you have to find it, to drag every point to its destination, then to click to the number 100,0 and then enter a proper length. Sounds weary, doesn't it?

I suggest to add a new tool under the Calibration Tools header: Quick Calibration Stick. It should work like so:

  1. Choose this tool.

  2. Click on any point at video - it will be the first end of the stick being created

  3. Click on any other point - it'll be the second end of the stick

  4. The cursor jumps to the field to enter length. I think there should be text 100,0, just as now, selected to be easily replaced with digits being entered from the keyboard.

I think it would be much more comfortable than now; however, the suggested tool takes some time to get familiar with, to I think it's not a good idea to replace existing Calibration Stick tool.

dobrown commented 6 years ago

I made the changes you suggested, Nick. Thank you!  I look forward to your feedback once it is released.  Doug

PS the non-calibrating tape measure and protractor measuring tools are still created automatically, but now they are placed in the center of the current viewport. Definitely better!

On 3/10/2018 12:21 PM, nickkolok wrote:

First of all - thank you for this great program, it helps us a lot!

In Tracker 5.0.1, when you create a new calibration stick, it appears somewhere (sometimes even outside the current viewport!). So, then you have to find it, to drag every point to its destination, then to click to the number |100,0| and then enter a proper length. Sounds weary, doesn't it?

I suggest to add a new tool under the |Calibration Tools| header: |Quick Calibration Stick|. It should work like so:

1.

Choose this tool.

2.

Click on any point at video - it will be the first end of the
stick being created

3.

Click on any other point - it'll be the second end of the stick

4.

The cursor jumps to the field to enter length. I think there
should be text |100,0|, just as now, selected to be easily
replaced with digits being entered from the keyboard.

I think it would be much more comfortable than now; however, the suggested tool takes some time to get familiar with, to I think it's not a good idea to replace existing |Calibration Stick| tool.

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nickkolok commented 5 years ago

Thanks you very much! I've just installed the new version of Tracker and I'm enjoying the advantages of the new feature now. It's much better now.

Posiibly the issue could be closed now?