User photograph in votespace

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On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 08:40:33 AM Michael Allan wrote:
> Hey C,
Hey M,

> 
> We were speaking about the photo too, yesterday:
> http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/3/trackstack-proto3.ns.png
> 
> I forgot what the #1 problem was at the time.  I thought it was
> brightness, but there are programmatic solutions for that, ofc.  The
> #1 problem is actually the overlap and/or traversal as we move to
> higher/outer circles.  This means that the photo *cannot* be placed in
> center.  So where can it be placed?
> http://zelea.com/project/votorola/a/xf/vote/_/3.xht
Yes, thought about that yesterday as well. 
> 
> Maybe we place it inside the outermost circle.  So just left/below
> Fr. on the radial line to Ol (see 3.xht).  It could be fairly large if
> need be, but not as large as in your mockup.  In any case, it will
> sometimes be partly obscured by data on the radial line (numbers or
> whatever the current SAC puts there).  That data must sit in front of
> the photo where it is always visible, probably on a dark background.
> The radial lines themselves will not obscure the photo however,
> because they will run behind.
Sounds like a good solution for this major issue.
> 
> But again, this has no affect on layout.  We can defer the photo till
> we actually need it.
Yes. The only thing is that is extends the visual in a different field of 
personal interrelations on the ground and better recognition of buddies. So we 
should keep it in mind when designing further imo.

c