Upgrade StorageZotero 7 Beta: Manipulating text annotations in the PDF Viewer
When I put the mouse on the dots around the box of a text annotation in the Zotero PDF Viewer, I get the 2-directions arrow to resize the text annotation.
1) However, when I put the mouse on the top dot, it shows a 4-directions arrow, giving the impression that the text annotation can be moved around. But that dot is for rotating, so I was expecting to get an arrow in a circle shape.
2) If I rotate the text box, putting the mouse over the dots around the box of the text annotation displays a 4-directions arrow instead of the 2-directions arrow. I would have expected a rotated 2-directions arrow to explain in which direction it will be resized.
3) If I move the right-hand side dot over the left-hand side dot, the action is forbidden and cancelled. But, if I move the left-hand side dot over the right-hand side dot, the whole text annotation jumps to a new location, using the moved left-hand side as the new left side position. I would have expected a simple cancelling of the action, therefore keeping the annotation in the same position.
4) Moving one corner over the other one makes the text disappear.
Screen recording
The Debug ID is D1405987007
Zotero 7.0.0-beta.53+969031a37 (64-bit)
Windows 10
1) However, when I put the mouse on the top dot, it shows a 4-directions arrow, giving the impression that the text annotation can be moved around. But that dot is for rotating, so I was expecting to get an arrow in a circle shape.
2) If I rotate the text box, putting the mouse over the dots around the box of the text annotation displays a 4-directions arrow instead of the 2-directions arrow. I would have expected a rotated 2-directions arrow to explain in which direction it will be resized.
3) If I move the right-hand side dot over the left-hand side dot, the action is forbidden and cancelled. But, if I move the left-hand side dot over the right-hand side dot, the whole text annotation jumps to a new location, using the moved left-hand side as the new left side position. I would have expected a simple cancelling of the action, therefore keeping the annotation in the same position.
4) Moving one corner over the other one makes the text disappear.
Screen recording
The Debug ID is D1405987007
Zotero 7.0.0-beta.53+969031a37 (64-bit)
Windows 10
2) For a non-orthogonal box this is a common practice to do, but for orthogonal text we'll plan to use a proper 2-directions arrow.
3) We'll fix.
4) We'll fix.
Thanks for suggestions!
I have tested a few different softwares on Windows and some on Ubuntu: Word, Libre Office, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Inkscape, Paint, ... For all of them, the 4-directions arrow always means to grab and move around. Resizing is always done with a 2-directions arrow. I don't remember seeing a 4-directions arrow used for resizing.