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tyszja
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NaviCube: improved style

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Hi.

I would like to propose the improved style for NaviCube. Here's the comparison:
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Pull request was created here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/2076
Feel free to comment here or in PR.

Reasons behind the pull request and the changes:
This PR resizes down the cube, adjusts transparency to be more easy on the eyes and fit better with the background. Arrows and cube corners sizes were adjusted for better usability and more compact appearance. Icon now uses transparency as well.

Low visibility on white background was not improved though, sorry.

While making these changes I wasn't aware that the original one was heavy inspired by Onshape. Now it's a bit different in proportion and to me it seems better then the one Onshape has.

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Re: NaviCube: improved style

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Is it an option to change settings or is it just a change for everybody?
in the latter what does it looks like on black background i think it is to dark...
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Re: NaviCube: improved style

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@Jee-Bee: I've just changed the existing, default and hard-coded parameters. There's no user settings support on `master' branch. I'm not aware of any ongoing development happening on other forks on github or the original author planning user settings support for NaviCube. Attaching image with black background.
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Re: NaviCube: improved style

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Looks good to me.
I have some improvements. but they are the result of something else but i'm almost alone in that...(https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=3920)
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looks good to me too
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Ideally this could be customized via the UI (since this change from a contrast POV) because this is relative on the user's eyesight. :ugeek:
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I DO NOT AGREE WITH CHANGING THE WORDS TO UPPERCASE. NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE UPPERCASE TO MAKE IT STAND OUT. THIS IS NOT FORTRAN.
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@vocx: I don't mind it being uppercase or lowercase unless the more readable version is chosen. Personal preferences or liking for uppercase or lowercase words does not matter to me.

Both cubes set at the same angle. Font size in both cases was set to maximum, making sure that the 'Bottom' word fully fills the bottom face. Which one is more readable to you? To be honest, I can't tell which one looks better.
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I would go with the uppercase :roll:
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UI option to edit the text? I want to see North instead of BACK ;)
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