Jukka, Thank you for your suggestions. I haven't used the Auto Assign Attribute Tool yet, but I tend to agree with Larry. After my experiences with the design of the Super Select Tool I think it is better to have several tools that do one thing well than it is to have a few tools that try to to a bunch of things bundled together.
I thought about designing a GUI for my Attribute Adder tool that would allow the user to specify the attribute name, attribute data type, and attribute default value. But this isn't really the purpose I had in mind for the tool, since OJ already has a pretty nice schema editor. I made the plug-in for situations when you have the same set of attributes that you want to add to a bunch of layers. You don't want to type the same information on those attributes into a GUI over and over. That is why I decided to read the data from a file, which makes reuse easier. I hope this explanation makes the purpose of my tool more clear, and distinguishes it from the Auto Assign Attribute Tool. Perhaps it would be less confusing for the user if I remove the option to add a default value when adding an attribute, since you can already do this with the Auto Assign Attribute Tool. This would stick to the design principle earlier. Do one thing, and do it well... The Sunburned Surveyor On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Larry Becker <becker.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > You drive a hard bargain. I can't speak for everyone else, but I have too > much on my plate already, since I didn't manage to get the new toolbox > working this weekend. :-( > > Larry > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Rahkonen Jukka <jukka.rahko...@mmmtike.fi> > wrote: >> >> Hi. >> >> I understand. How about perhaps not so complex additional option to Auto >> Assign Attribute tool: Create new colums and assign values to that? >> >> -Jukka- >> >> ________________________________ >> Lähettäjä: Larry Becker [mailto:becker.la...@gmail.com] >> Lähetetty: 20. tammikuuta 2009 16:16 >> Vastaanottaja: OpenJump develop and use >> Aihe: Re: [JPP-Devel] Alpha Release of the SurveyOS Attribute >> AdderPlug-InAvailable For OJ >> >> Hi Jukka, >> >> While the idea sounds appealing, I think that it would make Auto Assign >> Attribute's UI more complex, and also make the plugIn's code more complex to >> work on. >> >> As a side note, in SkyJUMP it is possible to copy and paste the Schema. >> >> regards, >> Larry >> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Rahkonen Jukka >> <jukka.rahko...@mmmtike.fi> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Without trying the plugin but using just imagination I am wondering if >>> the best option for users would be to integrate this functionality to >>> esisting "Auto assign attribute" tool. Now it manipulates attribute values >>> in the existing schema, but it could have too more options: >>> - Add attributes to schema from another table (option: with automatic >>> values) >>> - Add attributes to schema from CSV file (option: with automatic values) >>> >>> -Jukka Rahkonen- >>> >>> -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- >>> Lähettäjä: Sunburned Surveyor [mailto:sunburned.surve...@gmail.com] >>> Lähetetty: ma 19.1.2009 23:45 >>> Vastaanottaja: OpenJump develop and use >>> Aihe: [JPP-Devel] Alpha Release of the SurveyOS Attribute Adder >>> Plug-InAvailable For OJ >>> >>> Hey Guys, >>> >>> I finished the "alpha" release of my attribute adder plug-in for OJ. >>> This plug-in uses information stored in a CSV file to automatically >>> add attributes to the feature schema of the selected layer. It also >>> adds a default value for the attribute to each feature in the selected >>> layer. Please note: This plug-in does not modify the selected layer, >>> but creates a copy on which the modifications are performed. >>> >>> >>> You can dowload the zip file from this web page: >>> >>> http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/resources.html >>> >>> The zip file for the plug-in includes a sample CSV file used to >>> specify the attributes to be added to the layer, a copy of Jodd.jar >>> (the only dependency of the plug-in), and the plug-in JAR itself. To >>> install the plug-in: >>> >>> - Copy jodd.jar to your OJ lib folder or some other location on your >>> classpath. >>> - Copy the surveyos_attribute_utils.jar file to your OJ lib/ext folder. >>> >>> To use the plug-in: >>> >>> - Create and save a CSV file with the information for the attributes >>> you want to add. Each row in the CSV file must specify (1) the >>> attribute name, (2) the OJ attribute data type, and (3) a default >>> value. (In that exacr order.) The plug-in does not currently support >>> any rows that do not meet this format. >>> - Execute OpenJUMP and select the "Attributes>Utils>Add Attributes >>> >From CSV" menu command. >>> >>> I'll be working to put together a "beta" release package with >>> installation instructions, short instructions on use of the plug-in, >>> and separate source and binary packages. I'll get all of this on my >>> SurveyOS SourceForge site when it's bundled up. In the meantime, you >>> can grab the source code from the SurveyOS SVN. 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