volume position = thumbnail position

[dlangenk]

This is really a nice to have rather than an essential feature.

If we could easily derive the position of the volume grid view from the thumbnail that is currently shown when hovering over a volume in the project view it would be nice to open the volume overview at that position.

Implementation idea (without looking in the code):
The thumbnail in the project view is a div with images inside that change the style from display:none to no style. I guess the thumbnails are taken at regular intervals, i.e. every 10%. This way we can easily figure out what position to show.

Use case:
Sometimes volumes feature quite dull parts and only a certain part where the objects of interest are need to be analyzed. This is a quick way to navigate there.

Why not to implement it:
It would overwrite the current last visited behavior and the use case can also be serviced using the volume overview.

[mzur]

I remember the old "BIIGLE DIAS" having a feature that I would prefer here. When you hover over the scroll bar of the volume, the thumbnails are shown. I'd prefer this because I don't think users would take special care when clicking on a volume thumbnail. Then the volume opens at some other position than the beginning and the users are confused. The scroll bar thumbnails would not change existing behavior and may even be more useful, as you can show more thumbnails there. This is similar to the new video sprites that we are developing.