Hello Michael,
Thanks for the prompt reply. That was exactly what I needed. Thank you ever so
much!
Have a good night.
Kind regards,Kakpo
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:45:12 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Geotools-gt2-users] A few geotools beginners questions
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]
>
> Hello Kakpo,
>
> I'll attempt to answer some of your questions...
>
> > a) What Geotools version should we currently have to use? 2.7 or 8. series?
>
> If you are starting a new project I would recommend that you use
> GeoTools 8. This is especially true if you are relatively new to
> GeoTools since the tutorials and other docs are written against
> GeoTools 8.
>
> > b) I currently use Netbeans IDE. Is Netbeans capable of working with all
> > geotools features? Or do have to migrate to Eclipse?
>
> I use NetBeans with GeoTools. It is highly recommended to use Maven as
> your build tool for GeoTools projects and NetBeans/Maven integration
> is very good.
>
> > c) Why are certain packages not part of the program we download
> > from http://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/ For example:
> > org.geotools.gui.swing.legend
>
> That package is from a very old version.
>
> > d) How do I add JPanel, JButton, JLabel components to a JMapFrame?
>
> You are probably better off studying the JMapFrame source (it is just
> a JFrame really) and using it as the starting point of your own class.
>
> > e) How do I add JMapFrame or JMapPane to a blank JFrame or an
> > already designed JFrame?
>
> A JMapPane is just a JPanel. You can drop it into a frame or other
> container in the way that you would with any other Swing component.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Michael
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