Hi Simon, I agree regarding UI ergonomics:
* For tools that take one input layer: active layer should be default. * For tools that take several layers: selected layers should be default. * Also, locations for files to be exported should by default be in the "Project files" directory, as set in the program preferences. For faster joins, try the OA Digital version of gvSIG 1.9. It has the "Join" action in the layer context menu and will default to the active layer as source table. That should save you a few mouse clicks, which can make a big difference if you need to join a lot of data. Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)" <[email protected]> To: "Users and Developers mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:41:35 AM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna Subject: [Gvsig_english] Feedback on tools in gvSIG v 1.9 Hi, This is just a note on a number of tools and how I think they would work better. Join Tables * I have a layer selected, click on the table icon to view it's attributes. * I then click on the join icon to link two tables together * The Join Tables toolbox then appears but the source table actually is the first table in the table list of the project. I think it should be automatically set as the table of the shapefile currently being viewed - especially since the join icon will only appear if you are viewing a table. Reproject Tool * I have a layer selected, open the geoprocessing tools dialog and drill down to the reproject tool. * I then click on "Open Tool" * The input layer is then set at the last suitable layer in the ToC. * Again, I would expect that the default should be the selected layer. I note the same problem occurs with the "Add geometry info". Personally when you select a tool that only works on one layer and you have a layer selected I would expect that that layer would automatically be set as the source layer. Otherwise shouldn't these tools be in a tools menu rather than have them under the layer menu? -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. mailto: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au <http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au> _______________________________________________ Gvsig_internacional mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. _______________________________________________ Gvsig_internacional mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional
