Hi Stefan, Rumors that SkyJUMP included an autocomplete polygon function that utilized existing common polygon sides were false. It seems a useful, though difficult thing to implement when digitizing boundaries, but we have no plans to implement it since SkyJUMP is primarily focused on facilities management.
regards, Larry On 3/5/07, Stefan Steiniger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hei Guys, > > thank you for your posts/comments and especially Michael for the indept > analysis of Kosmo! > So the decision is quite clear: we leave it as it is and will watch if > Kosmo receives a mature stage. > > now to different things: > > - I have added a Reverse Line Direction tool to Geometry function.. > > - @Larry: I was looking for the autocomplete polygon function in > SkyJUMP but could not find. How does it work? > > yours, > stefan > > Ugo Taddei schrieb: > > Hi R1, > > > > erwan bocher wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I send to u a copy of my answer because I have a problem with the JPP > >> List.I receive but I can not send. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> R1. > >> > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: *erwan bocher* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> Date: Mar 3, 2007 9:50 AM > >> Subject: Re: [JPP-Devel] Suggestion by Pedro on changing to Kosmo > >> To: "List for discussion of JPP development and use." > >> <jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >> <mailto:jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>> > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Concerning ,SIGLE and my laboratory opinion's. Kosmo has made many > >> improvements on the JUMP. It is a good work. Nevertheless, I think > >> that we shouldn't use the code of Kosmo but rather methodology. There > >> is many dependencies with other projects. For examples : > >> > >> - to load dxf files Kosmo uses the work made by the gvSIG friends > >> - to load raster layers, Kosmo uses also a great gvSIG development > >> (JGDAL) > > > > Agree. I also think that having dependencies to native libs is very bad. > > > >> > >> And in the lib jar folder, we can see andami, Fmap, GDBMS 0.8.. . . > >> the bases libraries for the gvSIG GIS (60 jar files). > > > > In other words, a mess. > > > >> > >> As said Landon, one of the best things about OpenJUMP is its stability > >> and I add "the size". > >> OpenJUMP offers many functionalities with very few libraries dependences. > >> > >> I agree with Larry and Landon : > >> 1. " I would recommend putting off any decision > >> until there is a mature version of Kosmo." > > > > Agree. > > > >> > >> 2. "OpenJUMP was our idea for a common platform or brand that these > >> different "brands" could use. I don't think I ever imagined building > >> an OpenJUMP that would fit everyone's specialized needs. I instead > >> imagined that the different brands would sharea as much code as > >> possible in the common "core" that would be OpenJUMP." > > > > To the point, that is précisément ;-) > > > > Au revoir, > > > > Ugo > > > > > >> > >> > >> Cheers. > >> > >> R1. > >> > >> > >> -------------------- > >> Ingénieur de recherche > >> Docteur en géographie, > >> spécialité géomatique > >> École Centrale de Nantes > >> Institut de recherche en sciences et techniques de la ville > >> http://www.irstv.cnrs.fr/ > >> http://geosysin.iict.ch/irstv-trac/wiki > >> <http://geosysin.iict.ch/irstv-trac/wiki> > >> http://r1.bocher.free.fr <http://r1.bocher.free.fr/> > >> http://www.projet-sigle.org <http://www.projet-sigle.org/> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 3/3/07, *Sunburned Surveyor* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >> > >> I haven't had a chance to test drive Kosmo like Larry has, so I > >> can't give an objective comments on this idea of "jumping" to > >> Kosmo's core. However, I would like to offer some quick thougts, and > >> add to some of the things Larry and Stefan mentioned. > >> I think we need to remember that one of the best things about > >> OpenJUMP is its stability. I don't deny that there seem to be great > >> things going on with Kosmo. I was reading over there previous > >> message about some of the changes they had made, and I must admit I > >> was nearly overwhelmed by all they had done. I think they will > >> continue to make rapid progress with a staff of 9 devoted > >> developers. I don't think there is any way Stefan and I, or even > >> Vivid Solutions, has the ability to throw that many bodies at > >> OpenJUMP improvements. > >> However, after recognizing the rapid progress Kosmo will > >> experience, > >> we need to acknowlege some important realities identified in Larry's > >> comments. It sounds like development of Kosmo is driven by some very > >> specific client/customer requests, and that the organization behind > >> Kosmo's development have some very specific ideas of what they would > >> like to accomplish.This is an ideal environment to bring about the > >> rapid improvements they are planning. They will be focused and won't > >> have the burdens that come with a more open community-based > >> development process. > >> The orignial purpose of the JPP was to encourage > >> "collaborative" or > >> "cooperative" development of the different JUMP "brands". OpenJUMP > >> was our idea for a common platform or brand that these different > >> "brands" could use. I don't think I ever imagined building an > >> OpenJUMP that would fit everyone's specialized needs. I instead > >> imagined that the different brands would sharea as much code as > >> possible in the common "core" that would be OpenJUMP. I think we can > >> still accomplish this "vision" for OpenJUMP and the JPP by > >> judicously choosing the things we would like to integrate from > >> Kosmo. They can in turn judicously choose what they would like to > >> "take" from us. > >> Think of OpenJUMP as the Linux Kernel, and Kosmo as a > >> distribution > >> of Linux like Debian or Red Hat. We want to keep a kernel that can > >> be used by a lot of different "distros". > >> I need to speak some more about these issues. I hope I can > >> find time > >> later this weekend. > >> The Sunburned Surveyor > >> On 3/2/07, *Larry Becker* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Stefan, > >> > >> > > Putting all together it's quite tempting to say: "...why > >> don't we simply > >> > > adopt the Core from Kosmo as the OJ Core altogether...?!?". > >> > > > >> > What is your oppinon on that? Pro's & Con's? > >> > (this goes especially to Larry, SIGLE/Erwan, Ugo, Michael and > >> the Pirol > >> > >> When you check out Kosmo rc1, I think you'll find that it has > >> made > >> many changes to the basic JUMP interface. Some are > >> understandable, > >> but others seem to be just gratuitous. From the SkyJUMP > >> perspective, > >> (small maps, easy to use, many CAD-like editing tools) there > >> doesn't > >> seem to be much to take away. Others will no doubt be excited > >> by the > >> heavy weight data sources, and removal of memory bound > >> restrictions. > >> I'm still going through it, but it looks to still be a work in > >> progress compared to OJ. I would recommend putting off any > >> decision > >> until there is a mature version of Kosmo. > >> > >> regards, > >> Larry Becker > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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