WorldWideTelescope / wwt-web-client

The WorldWide Telescope web client lets you explore the universe in your browser.
https://worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/
MIT License
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"View from Location" persistence issues #342

Open pkgw opened 3 years ago

pkgw commented 3 years ago

If you turn on "View from this location" and then reload the webclient (or leave and come back later), the default view starts entirely blank, and it's completely non-obvious how to recover it.

If you're connecting over HTTPS, clicking on the "View" panel will then load up the "My Location" information and the view will re-populate. If you're not using HTTPS, so that the browser denies permission to access current location, you're still stuck.

Also, it seems that if you turn on "View from this location" using the checkbox in the "View" panel, the view rotates, but it doesn't return to normal when you uncheck the box.

All of this UI will need to be audited to behave properly when location information isn't available (e.g. when running over plain HTTP, not HTTPS).