I think we are still discussing on email here to make sure we know what we are about.
Actually I may have a good idea: I was thinking if we could handle this like cut/copy/paste - ie register an OpenMapHandler using the eclipse facilities for actions / commands / handlers. -- Jody Garnett On 02/05/2013, at 3:46 PM, "Moser-Spitzenstaetter Ludwig" <l.spitzenstaet...@tiroler-landesmuseen.at> wrote: > Any updates on the decision of adding this feature or not? (or where can i > get the information about the request?) > > Thanks in advance! > Ludwig > > <image001.jpg> > Achtung! Neue Email Adresse! > P Bitte denken Sie an die Umwelt, bevor Sie dieses Mail drucken. Avon da > stampar questa communicaziun patertgei vid igl ambient. Prima di stampare > questo messaggio pensate all' ambiente > > Von: udig-devel-boun...@lists.refractions.net > [mailto:udig-devel-boun...@lists.refractions.net] Im Auftrag von Jody Garnett > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. April 2013 17:12 > An: fg...@users.sourceforge.net; User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS > Cc: User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS > Betreff: Re: [udig-devel] RFC adding an extension point > > 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 > <Ludwig M Spitzenstätter.vcf> > _______________________________________________ > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) > http://udig.refractions.net > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel
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