Re: [Gzz] xupdf

[Benja Fallenstein]

Tuomas Lukka wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 07:26:22PM +0100, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
>  
>
> > Sometimes it works really well, yes, but at other times IMHO it does 
> > not. Here are the things I observed:
> > - Sometimes (if it's shown 'below' or 'above') the buoy is placed 
> > outside the window. That doesn't make sense!
> >    
>
> They are on a circle. 

I don't understand. What's the point of having buoys if they are not shown?

> > - If an anchor is to the left, and the buoy is shown to the right 
> > (because it's a forward link), it looks strange. Probably it's better to 
> > ignore the direction when placing (except perhaps when the focus is very 
> > close to the anchor) and indicate direction by an arrowhead placed on 
> > the connection, if desired (not that important at this time IMO).
> >    
>
> I've heard this from others, too. But I'm still very much convinced that
> it's more important to retain
>
>         "If I go right, I go back by going left"
>
> than
>
>         "Buoys should be really close to their anchors".

Hm. I don't know; the current way doesn't feel comfortable, anyway.
- Benja