It would be a fun idea and allow us to open either the old editor / toolbar or the new editor/palette.
Suppose we would need an extension point, and a preference page. -- Jody Garnett On 24/04/2013, at 9:35 PM, Frank Gasdorf <fg...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Ludwig, > > I'm not sure whether I got you intention and what goal you like to achieve. > In general the configuration of a Perspective is independent of uDig. > Because of the fact uDig Map is an Editor you only have to define an > Editor-Area for your perspective with a layout you like (width, height, > position, etc). Whenever the user has opened this perspective the editor will > open in that editor area. If the user clicked on your action that executes > ApplicationGIS.openMap() the editor will open up in the editor area as well > defined by the perspective. > > http://www.vogella.com/articles/EclipseRCP/article.html#editor_perspective > > If the user decides to show map editors side by side the user can easily drag > and drop the editor tab to the place relative to the editor space. > > So, is your RFC still required or can you solve your requirements by defining > a perspective in a way like mentioned above? > HTH, > Frank > > > 2013/4/24 Moser-Spitzenstaetter Ludwig > <l.spitzenstaet...@tiroler-landesmuseen.at> >> Motivation >> >> Using the current code ApplicationGIS.openMap allows yout to open a map, but >> pops up the MapEditor in the Perspective you are in. It is not possible now >> to tell where to open the View (actually ist an Editor). Though a Custom >> Perspective is available using the Editor (which is fine and uses the Editor >> when the ApplicationGIS.openMap was already called, with the loaded Project). >> >> >> >> I took some screenshots to show what i tried to explain. >> >> 1) The uDig Perspective >> <image001.png> >> >> 2) Another perspective with a button to load a uDig Project (GIS test >> button, middle left) >> <image002.png> >> >> 3) After clicking the button, the map opens >> <image003.png> >> >> 4) Switching now tot he uDig Perspective: >> <image004.png> >> >> So opening the map works fine, but it would be helpful to define where the >> view for the map is displayed (and it can be added to other perspectives >> too, when if it is accessable as a view) >> >> Inspiration >> >> My inspiration came from an existing plugin i wrote (using google maps – but >> this is not comparable to a real GIS application like uDig. But here is a >> screenshot how it could look like: >> >> <image005.png> >> >> >> >> Proposal >> >> · I had contact with Jody about this and he wrote >> >> „Adding an extension point for ApplicationGIS.openMap would give you code to >> open a view or editor and add it to an custom Perspective“ >> >> · >> >> Status >> >> Project Steering committee support: >> >> Committer Support: >> >> >> >> Requested by: Ludwig Spitzenstätter – Tiroler Landesmuseen – Europe/Austria >> >> PS: this is my first RFC ever – please be lenient towards me. Thanks! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) >> http://udig.refractions.net >> http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel > > _______________________________________________ > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) > http://udig.refractions.net > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel
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