Configurable top bar and bottom bar

[stevefal]

Let users set what's in the top and bottom bars:

Overlay
       Top bar                                         ON
                Size                                     Small
                Time                                    OFF
                Display preset                       OFF
                Picture profile                       OFF
                Temperature                        ON
                Rawrec buffer                       ON
                ...etc

        Bottom bar                                   ON
                Size                                     Large
                Focal length                          OFF
                Aperture                               ON
                Shutter speed                       ON
                ISO                                      ON
                ...etc

In the simplest implementation, just lay out left-to-right. If it spills over, the user has to turn something off.

Small vs large is simply by font size.

Note e.g. Rawrec buffer above – let modules add stuff. Custom meters/glyphs etc can be implemented via fonts:

RAW ■■■■□    ♪ ■■■■■■■■□□□    f/1.2    1/100    4500°

Ideally all information is offered in both top and bottom bars, with reasonable defaults.

[stevefal]

In looking at the code I see this would be a big project. It would need the bars to be written more like display servers, and a bunch of refactoring before the customization part would be practical.

Would be worthwhile not only for customization though, but also for maintenance and evolution of the bars.

But a hunk of work.

[kazeone]

Well I have to admit this certainly would be a nice feature to have but I can understand the undertaking that this would involve, maybe in the next evolution of ML?