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Usability: Potlatch2 + TrackPad Problems #4270

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openstreetmap-trac opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 1 comment
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Usability: Potlatch2 + TrackPad Problems #4270

openstreetmap-trac opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 1 comment

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Reporter: petzlux
[Submitted to the original trac issue database at 11.56pm, Monday, 5th March 2012]

Having run another novice mapping party, one important observation was that using Potlatch2 with a trackpad introduces problems.

For example, when creating a blank POI, the user would need to doubleclick to create the point.

Now what happens with trackpads (especially Macbook ones where you have to physically depress the trackpad for a click), is that there would be a slight movement introduced between the two clicks.

Problem:
Potlatch2 doesnt seem to recognise a double-click to create a POI if the mouseposition changes between clicks, instead going into line creation mode. This confuses especially novice users, who don't then know how to cancel this unwanted behaviour.

Solution:
Introduce a tolerance for position changes between clicks where a POI is still created.

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Author: compdude
[Added to the original trac issue at 11.33pm, Saturday, 26th October 2013]

Another solution would be to plug a mouse into your laptop. That's what I've done and I haven't had a problem ever since. :)

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