this comes up from time to time. unfortunately nobody tackled it so far.

i will try keep the Add Image Layer issue in mind, but it'll have to happen 
earliest after the image loaders i am currently working on.

..ede

On 05.09.2013 09:17, Giuseppe Aruta wrote:
> I am not expert of databese, it seems to me that "Open file" just cover "Load 
> datasets" and "Add Image Layer" functionalities,
> no databeses for the first, this functionality is available by Open main menu.
> I would suggest anyhow to "harmonize" the names ("Add Image Layer" ->"Open 
> Image Layer" and "Load Datasets ->Open Vector Layer")
> Best
> Peppe
> 
> 
> 
> 2013/9/5 Stefan Steiniger <sst...@geo.uzh.ch <mailto:sst...@geo.uzh.ch>>
> 
>     Mhm...
>     - I think we left "Load Image Layer" as other programs often do have
>     different items for load raster and load vector. This function also uses
>     the old image loader implementation.
>     So from a usability perspective I am not sure if the user may actually
>     expect such a menu item?
>     - Also, as Load Image layer may do something different (at least
>     something different that load sextante raster image), we need to check
>     first what actually is different.
>     So, mhm.. bringing things together may be good, but then Load Datasets,
>     is also again something else, w.r.t. to Databases, I think? Or was this
>     also useful for indexed shape files? If not it could be also renamed to
>     "Load from Database"? well, well....
>     we obviously progressed quite a bit and we forgot to check for
>     slight/duplications and unifications.
> 
>     cheers,
>     stefan
> 
>     Am 04.09.13 08 <tel:04.09.13%2008>:32, schrieb edgar.sol...@web.de 
> <mailto:edgar.sol...@web.de>:
>     > the same actually happens in Image Layer Mgr. i agree, we should
>     >
>     > - remove "Add image layer" from File menu, Open holds all important 
> possibilities
>     > - replace all other occurences of "Add Image..." with Open File dialog, 
> limited to ReferencedRaster loaders
>     >
>     > ..ede
>     >
>     > On 04.09.2013 11 <tel:04.09.2013%2011>:22, Giuseppe Aruta wrote:
>     >> Hi all
>     >> I tried today to load an image using File>Add Image Layer (OJ NB 3701 
> with Ubuntu 64bit). And I had this window:
>     >>
>     >> Immagine in linea 1
>     >>
>     >> As we can see, the window exceeds the screen as the number of file 
> types is long.
>     >> I just moved the window from right to left, and realized that it 
> exceed of almost 2,5 times the screen of my 15 laptop
>     >>
>     >> Immagine in linea 2
>     >>
>     >> If I reduce the size to fit the screen, the arrow at the right side of 
> "File of Type" option disappears but the combo box still works
>     >>
>     >> Immagine in linea 3
>     >>
>     >> The regular File>Open plugin doesn't have this screen problem.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> This "bug" makes me to go back to an old discussion.
>     >> OpenJUMP has different "open" options,
>     >> a) Toolbar>File: Open File, Add Image Layer and Open Project which 
> basically duplicate "Open" main menu
>     >> b) Category menu: Load Datasets and Add Datastore Layer which 
> duplicate "Open" main menu
>     >>
>     >> My questions are basically two:
>     >> 1) either we get rid of all duplicates that makes menu more easy to 
> understand (as a previous proposal to save only "Open" and "Open Project" 
> menu. We save also the problem to test and check other "open" plugins if 
> there are "bugs2 whenever we change something: for instance another behavior 
> I found is that "Open" file plugins recognize OSM option while "Add datastore 
> layer" doesn't
>     >> 2) or, if we want to save all options, to harmonize the names a) "Add 
> Image Layer" ->"Open Image Layer" b) "Load datasets" -> "Open Vector Layer" 
> (as I can see this old jump plugin doesn't show some more recent data plugins 
> like OSM) ans "Add datastore layer" might be "Open Datastore layer". Apart 
> form bugs.
>     >>
>     >> Best regards and thank for the job (especially Ede who did the best in 
> these days)
>     >>
>     >> Peppe
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
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