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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! > >> Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft > technologies > >> and advance your career. 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