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color-code the parameters #40

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. No problem - this is an enhancement suggestion.
2. Click on "measured parameters".
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Just like the tracks on the map and time/depth view are color-coded per 
platform, it would be useful to do the same thing in the measured parameters 
section (eg color the buttons with the parameter name, or the parameter name 
itself). When there is a huge number of assets and parameters it is hard to 
know what belongs to what.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by monique....@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2014 at 7:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Agreed, some way to help to visually sift through long lists of Parameters is 
needed. Is this enhancement request encompassed by Issue 23?  If so, we can 
close it and keep 23 active.

Original comment by MBARIm...@gmail.com on 4 Feb 2014 at 8:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I am not sure. Issue 23 is about having too many parameters whereas this issue 
is about not knowing which platform they belong to. They are related, as the 
nested accordions proposed in 23 would solve this one if the title is the 
platform, but they are not the same issue I believe (eg you could solve 23 by 
grouping the parameters into physics/nutrients/optics for instance, which may 
make more sense but doesn't solve this issue).

Original comment by monique....@gmail.com on 4 Feb 2014 at 8:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The existing way to learn which parameters belong to which platforms and vice 
versa is to select one for filtering and observe what remains in the other 
list. The Parameter button could be outlined colored with the color of the 
platform, but some Parameter names belong to multiple platforms and there is 
really no limit to how many platforms. I could see implementing this if there 
were a clean way to add any number of colors to the button or in the row for 
the Parameter. Ideas?

Original comment by MBARIm...@gmail.com on 5 Feb 2014 at 6:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Attached is a screen shot of a test of showing colored symbols to the right of 
the Parameter button: a '|' represents a platform that produced a trajectory 
data set and a '*' represents either timeSeries or timeSeriesProfile data. Does 
this solution address the issue?

Original comment by MBARIm...@gmail.com on 7 Feb 2014 at 12:45

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This issue was closed by revision e35bc35c6f01.

Original comment by MBARIm...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2014 at 6:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Sorry for the delay in answering - the end of last week was pretty busy.

I guess I hadn't understood the parameter vs. standard name concept. I thought 
there was a different button for each platform in parameters, and that 
selecting the standard name was selecting all the platforms that measured that 
variable. I am not sure there is an interest in separating "PSAL" and 
"sea_water_salinity_HR" in this case. Wouldn't it make more sense to only use 
standard names when available and to forget about the name / standard name 
difference? (I guess it's a separate issue - and I'm only talking about the web 
interface here, not the database). I understand some don't have standard names 
- in this case you could just add an asterisk that means "not a "real" standard 
name".

Regarding the specific issue, yes I think this helps - it is a bit hard to see 
at a glance which platform it belongs to but at least it gives a very good idea 
of how many platforms there are and which parameters are worth looking at.

Original comment by monique....@gmail.com on 10 Feb 2014 at 5:53