Hi SS, Seems like most people are uncomfortable with the duplication of load/save menu items. Firstly I will need to have a closer look at the involved code. At the moment, I just need time as I work quite slowly. ;-) Thanks for helping,
Michaël Sunburned Surveyor a écrit : >I'd be in favor of trying to consolidate the "save your data" >functionality into a single dialog box or other UI Component and >eliminating the old or redundant GUI components. > >I'm pretty sure everyone else will agree. Is there something that I >can do to help you with this Michael? (That is, if you decide to move >forward.) > >The Sunburned Surveyor > >On 6/25/07, Michaël Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi Uwe, >> >>Thanks for answering, >> >> >> >>>the Save Dataset As File ... saves the files and build >>>automaticly the suffix! >>>With Save dataset as ... you can save PostGIS tables with >>>the PostGIS plugin. >>> >>>I think if Save dadaset as ... could build automatcly the >>>suffix for files it would be a wondeful story. >>> >>>But I think today we do not have a "Save" plugin >>>that can save PostGIS tables with the PostGIS-plugin >>>and building automaticly suffices for files :-( >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I think that adding suffices automatically in the "Save dataset as" menu >>item >>may not be a big challenge (I'm not why a new menu item has been added >>for this feature). >>I suspect that there are other reasons to keep save dataset as file >>(may be to keep a simpler interface) >>I'll wait a bit more to get feed back about this point. >>Otherwise, I'll try to mix both menu items into one... >> >>Michaël >> >> >> >>>Regards >>> >>>Uwe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Subject: [JPP-Devel] Load/Save dataset design >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>It seems that the load/save dataset design has been revisited in the >>>>early stage of OpenJUMP and is now a little bit confused. >>>> >>>>There is 3 PlugIn available for loading file datasets and 3 others to >>>>save them >>>>ex. >>>>.../workbench/datasource/SaveDatsetAsFilePlugIn >>>>.../workbench/datasource/SaveDatsetAsPlugIn >>>>.../workbench/ui/plugin/SaveDatasetAsPlugIn >>>> >>>>The last one, directly derived from ThreadedBasePlugIn seems no more >>>>used (I deactivated it in my source repositiry and noticed no >>>>difference). Probably needs to be removed after some more tests. >>>> >>>>SaveDatasetAs opens a dialogbox to choose a format in a combobox, then a >>>>file extension and eventually a config file. The second is more simple >>>>with just a combobox for the file extension. >>>>I thing that the first one (SaveDatasetAs) can also be used for non-file >>>>datasources (the first postgis plugin used it, may be also Larry's SDE >>>>driver), but now, there is also a separate menu for datastore connexions. >>>> >>>>I recently wrote a driver for a file format using the datasource api. My >>>>driver works with LoadDataset and SaveDatasetAs, but is buggy with >>>>LoadDatasetFromFile and SaveDatasetAsFile (I get an NPE). >>>>Before I spend time to debug my driver, I'd like to know if any of you >>>>has a clear vision about the data source UI. I feel like there are too >>>>many ways to do things. >>>> >>>>Micha?l >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>>Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>>control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >>>http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >>>Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >>http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >>_______________________________________________ >>Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >>Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >> >> >> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >_______________________________________________ >Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
