I think having lots of alternatives is ok... In one app I use (PaintShopPro) there are literally dozens of format options presented in the save dropdown.
Martin On 10/18/2011 5:08 AM, Rahkonen Jukka wrote: > How would you do the saving into GML with the three native dialects we have > (JUMP GML, GML 2.0 with hand written template, and FME GML) or possibly with > the fourth GML 2.0 variant if deejump plugin is installed? If there would be > one line on the list for each alternative then the zip check box would be > better, otherwise we would need totally six or eight lines for GML save > formats. > > -Jukka- > > edgar.soldin wrote: >> On 17.10.2011 22:46, Michaël Michaud wrote: >>> Hi, >>>> Would an even simpler alternative be to determine the >> format from the >>>> extension, where this is unabiguous, and if it is ambiguous or >>>> undetermined then let the user choose the desired format? >>> I think such a mechanism exist in the new OpenDialog Framework. >>> If I'm correct, the double combobox currently appears >>> 1) in the old openfile dialog (category context menu) >>> 2) in the save as dialog box >> i could only find them there too >> >>> I'm not sure the first one is still needed (but I think users had >>> choosen to keep it when we migrated to the new framework) >> even so, we currently have two ways to open files. how to >> explain that to new users? better to have one only. >> >>> I thing the double dialog is of no use in the save as >> dialog box where >>> combinations of format and extension can be defined in a >> single combobox. >>> Zip could be a general option however (a checkbox) >> i wouldn't say no use, but it is counter-intuitive. it would >> be easy to merge the options into one dropdwon only without a >> loss in capabilities. >> >>>> So examples are: >>>> - if a .SHP file is chosen, the format is set to Shapefile >> automatically. >>>> - if a .ZIP or .XML file is chosen, the user must choose >> the appropriate >>>> format >> for save i'd rather have >> >> ESRI (*.shp) >> ESRI Compressed (*.zip) >> GML (*.gml) >> GML Compressed (*.zip) >> ... >> >> or >> >> ESRI (*.shp) >> GML (*.gml) >> ... >> and a checkbox that signals zipping enabled >> >> >>> And even zip files could be automatically opened as long as >> they contain >>> unambiguous formats. >> zip and tgz (i think) when opened with OpenFileWizard are >> automatically scanned for files with known extensions and >> opened with the appropriate factory. >> >>> My 2 cents >> make it 4, ede >> >>> Michaël >>>> >>>> >>>> So there is only one dropdown for Format, and then the checkbox >>>> >>>> On 10/14/2011 12:59 AM, edgar.sol...@web.de wrote: >>>>>> On 10/13/2011 2:24 AM, edgar.sol...@web.de wrote: >>>>>>> On 13.10.2011 01:02, Martin Davis wrote: >>>>>>>> One reason for having the double choice of both format >> and file name is >>>>>>>> that there are formats (such as GML) which don't have >> a standard file >>>>>>>> extension that can be used to drive the choice of format. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, in JUMP originally we supported a zipped >> shapefile concept. It >>>>>>>> had the extension .zip, but was read by the Shapefile driver. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One thing that could be do would be to use the file >> extension to drive >>>>>>>> the initial format setting, but allow it to be >> overridden for files with >>>>>>>> non-specific extensions. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> How about a checkbox 'filter by extension', which can >> be disabled allowing to select any file with any selection in >> the format dropdown? >>>>>> Ok, but I'm not sure how this solves the problem of >> determining the >>>>>> format of a file with an unknown extension? >>>>>> >>>>> there is no determination. but, it allows users to assign >> a format of their choice to a file of their choice and try to open it. >>>>> seen? ede >>>>> >>>>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >>>>> All the data continuously generated in your IT >> infrastructure contains a >>>>> definitive record of customers, application performance, security >>>>> threats, fraudulent activity and more. 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