48 make sidebar more intuitive

src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.css

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ img.button-icon[src$='/annotation.svg'] {
   padding: 8px;
   border-radius: 4px;
   border: 1px solid #404a50;
-  background: #2f383d;
-  color: #cfd5d8;
+  background: #636262;
+  color: #636262;
   font-family: inherit;
   font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 1.3;
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ img.button-icon[src$='/annotation.svg'] {
   margin-top: 6px;
 }
 
-.annotation-add-button {
-  margin: 10px 0;
-}
-
 .annotation-empty {
   opacity: 0.6;
   padding: 10px;
@@ -350,37 +346,68 @@ img.button-icon[src$='/annotation.svg'] {
   flex: 0 0 18px;
 }
 
+.pv-menu-list_annotations-panel {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 /* Add button */
 .annotation-add-button {
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f6f6 0%, #e9e9e9 100%);
-  color: #222;
-  padding: 8px 16px;
-  min-width: 140px;
-  height: 38px;
   display: block;
-  margin: 12px auto;
-  border-radius: 6px;
+  width: 80%;
+  margin: 20px 0 10px;
+  padding: 10px 10px;
   font-size: 13px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) inset;
-  border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  background-color: #636262;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid #555;
+  border-radius: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  text-align: center;
-}
-.annotation-add-button .add-label {
-  color: #222;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  transition:
+    background-color 0.2s ease,
+    transform 0.1s ease;
 }
+
 .annotation-add-button:hover {
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f3f3f3 0%, #e2e2e2 100%);
-  border-color: #bfbfbf;
+  background-color: #8f8f8f;
 }
-.annotation-add-button:active {
-  transform: translateY(1px);
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e9e9e9 0%, #dbdbdb 100%);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+
+#labelToggleContainer {
+  margin: 8px 0 6px;
+  padding-left: 4px;
 }
-.annotation-add-button:focus {
-  outline: 2px solid rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.12);
-  outline-offset: 2px;
+#labelToggleContainer .labels-legend {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: #ddd;
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+.toggle-group {
+  display: flex;
+  width: 265px;
+  border: 1px solid black;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.toggle-group button {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 6px 15px;
+  background: #a7a9aa;
+  color: #3d3c3c;
+  border: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-weight: 300;
+  transition: background 0.2s;
+}
+
+.toggle-group button:not(:last-child) {
+  border-right: 1px solid #555;
+}
+
+.toggle-group button.active {
+  background: #c7c9ca;
+  color: #000;
 }

src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function initAnnotationsPanel(viewer) {
       header.appendChild(headerSpan)
 
       const panel = document.createElement('div')
-      panel.className = 'pv-menu-list annotations-panel'
+      panel.className = 'pv-menu-list_annotations-panel'
 
       const listContainerDiv = document.createElement('div')
       listContainerDiv.id = 'annotations_list'
@@ -68,6 +68,47 @@ export function initAnnotationsPanel(viewer) {
       targetContainer = panel.querySelector('#annotations_list')
     }
   }
+
+  // --- Add Show/Hide labels toggle group ---
+  const panelEl =
+    targetContainer.closest('.pv-menu-list_annotations-panel') ||
+    targetContainer.parentElement
+
+  if (!panelEl.querySelector('#labelToggleContainer')) {
+    const controls = document.createElement('div')
+    controls.id = 'labelToggleContainer'
+    controls.innerHTML = `
+    <p class="labels-legend">Show/Hide saved locations</p>
+    <div class="toggle-group">
+      <button id="showLabelsBtn" class="active">Show</button>
+      <button id="hideLabelsBtn">Hide</button>
+    </div>
+  `
+    // Insert before list of annotations
+    panelEl.insertBefore(controls, targetContainer)
+
+    // show/hide all annotations
+    const setLabelsVisible = (visible) => {
+      const cont = document.getElementById('potree_annotation_container')
+      if (cont) cont.style.display = visible ? '' : 'none'
+    }
+
+    const showBtn = controls.querySelector('#showLabelsBtn')
+    const hideBtn = controls.querySelector('#hideLabelsBtn')
+
+    showBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      setLabelsVisible(true)
+      showBtn.classList.add('active')
+      hideBtn.classList.remove('active')
+    })
+
+    hideBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      setLabelsVisible(false)
+      hideBtn.classList.add('active')
+      showBtn.classList.remove('active')
+    })
+  }
+
   if (!targetContainer) {
     console.warn(
       'Annotations list container not found and dynamic injection failed'
@@ -947,6 +988,18 @@ export function initAnnotationsPanel(viewer) {
           annotationHeader.nextElementSibling.style.display = ''
         }
       }
+      // Ensure annotation labels are shown when starting to add a location.
+      // The "Show" button will be shown as active and reveals Potree's annotation container.
+      try {
+        const showBtn = document.getElementById('showLabelsBtn')
+        const hideBtn = document.getElementById('hideLabelsBtn')
+        if (showBtn) showBtn.classList.add('active')
+        if (hideBtn) hideBtn.classList.remove('active')
+        const cont = document.getElementById('potree_annotation_container')
+        if (cont) cont.style.display = ''
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn('Could not enable annotation labels on add', e)
+      }
       // Capture current camera view (position) at the moment the user clicks Add
       let camPos = null
       try {

src/Filter/filter.css

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #doAcceptedFiltering {
   display: flex;
   width: 100%;
+  justify-content: center;
   margin: 6px 0 10px;
   padding: 10px 10px;
   font-size: 13px;
@@ -102,22 +103,32 @@
   align-items: center;
   margin: 3px 0;
   font-size: 13px;
-  color: #ddd; /* visible text */
+  color: #ddd;
 }
 
-/* Color boxes */
+/* Color boxes → now circles */
 #accepted_legend .legend-color {
-  width: 16px;
-  height: 16px;
-  border: 1px solid #777;
-  margin-right: 8px;
-  border-radius: 2px;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 4px; /* pill shape */
+  margin-left: 6px;
 }
 
 #accepted_legend .legend-color.accepted {
   background-color: #fff;
+  border: #0008;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 4px 1px #fff8;
 }
 
 #accepted_legend .legend-color.not-accepted {
   background-color: #000;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 4px 1px #fff8;
+}
+
+#gradient_repeat_option fieldset {
+  margin: 15px 0px 12px 0px !important;
+}
+
+#gradient_repeat_option fieldset legend {
+  margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px !important;
 }

src/Filter/filter.js

@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ function ensureElevationButton(hooks) {
   btn.type = 'button'
   btn.textContent = 'Activate elevation control'
   btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const elevBtn = byId('btnDoElevationControl')
+    const accBtn = byId('doAcceptedFiltering')
+    if (elevBtn) elevBtn.style.display = 'none'
+    if (accBtn) accBtn.style.display = ''
     switchMode('elevation', hooks?.onActivateElevation, hooks)
   })
   btns.appendChild(btn)
@@ -283,6 +287,10 @@ function ensureAcceptedButton(hooks) {
   btn.type = 'button'
   btn.textContent = 'Activate accepted filter'
   btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const accBtn = byId('doAcceptedFiltering')
+    const elevBtn = byId('btnDoElevationControl')
+    if (accBtn) accBtn.style.display = 'none'
+    if (elevBtn) elevBtn.style.display = ''
     switchMode('accepted', hooks?.onActivateAccepted, hooks)
   })
   btns.appendChild(btn)
@@ -303,12 +311,12 @@ function ensureAcceptedLegend() {
     legend.style.display = 'none'
     legend.innerHTML = `
       <div class="legend-row">
+        <span>Accepted points displayed as: </span>
         <div class="legend-color accepted"></div>
-        <span>Accepted points</span>
       </div>
       <div class="legend-row">
+        <span>Not accepted points displayed as: </span>
         <div class="legend-color not-accepted"></div>
-        <span>Not accepted points</span>
       </div>
     `
     list.appendChild(legend)

src/MeasurementControl/measurementsPanel.css

@@ -271,3 +271,32 @@
   border-top: 1px solid #303a3f;
   padding-top: 10px;
 }
+
+.tool-with-label {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+.tool-with-label:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff8;
+}
+
+.tool-with-label:hover img {
+  filter: brightness(1.7);
+}
+
+.tool-with-label:hover .tool-label {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
+.tool-label {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  margin-left: 4px;
+  color: #aaa;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}

src/MeasurementControl/measurementsPanel.js

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function initMeasurementsPanel(viewer) {
       panel.appendChild(toolsHostDiv)
       panel.appendChild(listContainerDiv)
       // Insert before filters/tools if possible, else append at end
-      const tools = document.getElementById('menu_tools')
+      const tools = document.getElementById('menu_appearance')
       if (tools) {
         menu.insertBefore(panel, tools)
         menu.insertBefore(header, panel)
@@ -650,6 +650,45 @@ export function initMeasurementsPanel(viewer) {
     toolsHost.appendChild(existingTools)
   }
 
+  // After tools are moved into `toolsHost`
+  const toolDescriptions = {
+    'angle.png': 'Measure angle',
+    'point.svg': 'Inspect point',
+    'distance.svg': 'Measure distance',
+    'height.svg': 'Measure height',
+    'circle.svg': 'Circle',
+    'azimuth.svg': 'Azimuth',
+    'area.svg': 'Area',
+    'volume.svg': 'Volume',
+    'sphere_distances.svg': 'Sphere volume',
+    'profile.svg': '2D height profile',
+    'reset_tools.svg': 'Remove all'
+  }
+
+  const toolIcons = existingTools.querySelectorAll('img')
+  toolIcons.forEach((img) => {
+    const src = img.getAttribute('src')
+    const file = src.split('/').pop() // extract icon name
+    const baseName = file.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '')
+
+    if (toolDescriptions[file]) {
+      const wrapper = document.createElement('div')
+      wrapper.className = 'tool-with-label'
+      wrapper.id = `tool-wrapper-${baseName}`
+
+      wrapper.addEventListener('click', () => img.click())
+
+      img.parentNode.insertBefore(wrapper, img)
+      wrapper.appendChild(img)
+
+      const label = document.createElement('span')
+      label.className = 'tool-label'
+      label.textContent = toolDescriptions[file]
+      label.id = `label-${file.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '')}`
+      wrapper.appendChild(label)
+    }
+  })
+
   // Move measurement options UI into our tools host
   if (toolsHost) {
     const measOptions = document.getElementById('measurement_options_show')

src/potreeViewer.js

@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ export async function createPotreeViewer(
 
   viewer.loadGUI(() => {
     viewer.setLanguage('en')
-    $('#menu_appearance').next().show()
-    $('#menu_tools').next().show()
-    $('#menu_scene').next().show()
-    $('#menu_filters').next().show()
+    $('#menu_filters').remove()
     viewer.toggleSidebar()
 
     // Store the last used elevation gradient