GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 750452
annotation icons are too big and scales with document zoom
Last modified: 2018-05-22 16:15:20 UTC
Created attachment 304653 [details] not so helpful annotation icon. At which line is the author supposed to insert the correction? The exact position of an annotation icon is not easy to determine because the icon is so big that it usually covers or touches two lines of text, and the icon has no pointer or arrow pointing at the exact insertion point. In the following line of text you usually cannot read some words because they are hidden behind the annotation icon. The obvious action would be to zoom into the document to see it more in detail, however the annotation icons scale with the document zoom level, as if they are part of the document (and not part of the UI). Annotations need redesign to hinder less the user's workflow and to blend less obtrusively with the system theming.
I agree that the icons for annotations are on the big side. However, for the particular use case you mention, I think the Caret annotation would be the proper solution. It is less invasive and more precise in the location. Unfortunately, poppler-glib does not have support for Caret annotation, but I guess it should not be add it.
(In reply to Germán Poo-Caamaño from comment #1) > [...] > Unfortunately, poppler-glib does not have support for Caret annotation, but > I guess it should not be add it. I meant to say that it should not be hard to add it (for someone who can dedicate some spare time to do it)
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