[sldev] RE: Landmarks and Navigation Update 2008-05-29

[Argent Stonecutter]

Apologies for the lateness of this response, we have been very busy  
at work this week and I have not been able to get in world, let alone  
catch up on my mail, for some time.

On 2008-06-05, at 10:37, Sarah Hutchinson wrote:
> A new 'Landmarks' menu will be added to the top menu of the Viewer.  
> The options for this menu are as follows:
> Create Landmark
>
> Manage Landmarks
>
> Set Home to Current Location
>
> Teleport Home
>
> Received Landmarks
>
> Recent Places
>
> Access to Landmarks located in the Inventory Floater - Residents  
> will now have access to Landmarks stored in the Landmarks folder of  
> their Inventory via this menu. Any sub-folders of the main  
> Landmarks folder will appear in this Landmarks menu and be  
> navigable via this menu.
>
This all looks good.

I would like to have an additional menu item here: "Landmarks  
Floater", instead of having a permanent tab on the screen.
> Also, an advanced feature proposed for the Manage Landmarks UI was  
> a Data Sort View which would allow Residents to view, sort, and  
> manage Landmarks from a column set approach (like iTunes). However,  
> at this time, we have been asked to put that feature on hold since  
> it's real benefit has not been clear for all project stakeholders.
>
I like this view, I would just like to have it available for all  
asset types.

Will the additional information in a landmark be part of the landmark  
and transferred with the landmark if it is given to a third party?

Would it be possible to make the picture display on the landmark  
floater optional, to save screen space?

> How the introduction of a new top-left UI element will affect  
> Resident-created HUDs.

This is why I would rather the landmark floater be activated from the  
menu, like the other floaters, and be located anywhere, like the  
other floaters.