On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Paul Wittle <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi Andrea,
>
>
>
> That sounds reasonable enough to me, as I said I’m looking for simple
> tasks I can work on so perhaps I could just take a look at the style editor
> as you say?
>
Working on the UI is hardly the easiest task you can pick, Wicket does not
have a gentle learning curve. But you have to start from somewhere, so that
might be a case.
>
>
> Once added I wonder if the various previews need more reference to each
> other as it seems from the discussion that each preview has a specific
> function yet speaking as more of an end user at this point I would say many
> users would expect all of the functions to be described as Layer Preview.
> There is no reference on that page to the style editor preview or to the
> tile layers preview and so for me the purpose of the page is perhaps a
> little misleading to someone that is not as close to the development of the
> application.
>
The preview is meant mostly for the admin to run tests while setting up
layers and as a quick way for users to have a peek at the data.
What most users would like to see is instead a full blown client where they
can look at various layers, in full page form, with a background and the
like, maybe with the ability to add remote layers, maybe with tools and so
on. There is no such a thing in GeoServer, I have been suggesting for a
while in my company to build a simple one around MapStore2, to be delivered
as a plugin, but I'm getting no traction.
> To give an example, if I were setting up a layer I would definitely make
> use of the style editor preview however if I was not using GeoServer much
> and have only logged on because of an end user complaining about a layer
> which is not drawing correctly I know for a fact they always go to the
> Layer Preview link. I’ve watched my colleagues do it and I’ve done it
> myself. That usually works but not if the layer has a maximum scale at
> which it renders as discussed.
>
See above, it's a "no go" because in order to use a common background we'd
need reprojection in the mix
>
>
> In the case of the tile preview, the current link states Tile Layers so it
> doesn’t necessarily draw users to it in the same way as Layer Preview;
> perhaps it should be called Tile Preview?
>
The "Tile layers" page is not visible to common users, only to admins.
Please read carefully my answer on the other thread and let's talk about
tiled
preview there please (one thread, one topic).
--
Regards,
Andrea Aime
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