Interface:

Graph

  • Graph + and - buttons are hiding part of the axis. Move them on the side in google-maps style.
  • Add the ability to add thresholding on the plot
  • Make the axis labels more readable (done - bigger font)
  • Show time units on the graph - the other units just cannot be known by the Robo-Monitor (done - X axis is called seconds now)
  • Make sure the graph-title is easily readable and NOT confused with axis label (or maybe it should be the Y axis label? ) (done - y label is now the channel name)
  • Axis are limitless so it is possible for the user to get lost ( maybe then the track button can  appear and they can find the plot again )
    • This is deliberate, and yes they can use the track button. Whenever they are scrolling it is visible. [WONTFIX]
  • The track button may change zoom levels ( in settings )
    • Low priority
  • Let the user see the numerical value of a datapoint (maybe after they hold their finger on the graph )

Main Screen

  • Implement the hierarchical displaying of the data - simplicity and user control
  • Don't change the colors when scrolling ( gray to black ). Visual flickr is annoying [FIXED]
  • Think about sensor names - the screen is small ( maybe break into sub-components )
  • Make sure that the user can look at only a pre-selected set of channel readings - use e-mail like stars ?
  • Add configurations settings
  • Menu - add trace... [FIXED]
  • Color coding the channels - somehow display freshness of the data.
  • Create better affordance for scrolling ( shading on the bottom ? )
  • Add some kind of help, or FAQ with pictures
  • Freeze functionality so that user can observe and compare values ( maybe a time-slider option in the menu?? )
Code design:
  • Refactor plotting to use (x, y) series, not just (y) series over constant interval
  • Figure out how to jump between activities
  • Make sure we don't couple the code too tightly to the LCM model - so that it is adaptable to other message passing schemes.
Backend:
  • Get dynamic LCM working ( summer )
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