The last suggestion by Martin Davis makes sense to me. Landon
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Martin Davis <mtncl...@telus.net> wrote: > So is the behaviour: > > - if Filter By Extension is unchecked, then the user can select any file > and any format > - if Filter By Extension is checked, then the user selects a file and > the format is determined from the extension > > ? > > 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? > > 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 > > > > 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. Splunk takes this data and makes >> sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct >> _______________________________________________ >> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1522/3949 - Release Date: 10/13/11 >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a > definitive record of customers, application performance, security > threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes > sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
