[udig-devel] [jira] Created: (UDIG-817) suggestions for data source wizard

[Michael Brasser (JIRA)]

suggestions for data source wizard
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         Key: UDIG-817
         URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/UDIG-817
     Project: uDIG
        Type: Improvement

  Components: ui  
    Versions: UDIG 1.1.RC0    
    Reporter: Michael Brasser
    Priority: Trivial


We started using uDig with almost no prior GIS experience. One of the things that was initially confusing was which catalog type to use in order to add existing shapefiles and world files to a map. Two thoughts:

1. The types of data sources listed under "files" seem conceptually very different to me, and I think it would make more sense if they were split into two categories in the wizard -- shapefiles being one category and images being the other. As an example, QGIS offers the options of adding a "vector layer" (shapefile) or "raster layer" (image). Lumping them together just seems somewhat arbitrary (ultimately aren't all data sources stored in some sort of physical file on the device:-)

2. My first thought for adding a world file was to use "Map Graphic", as the file I wanted to add was an image/graphic file. It might be worth thinking about alternative wording, or additional description beyond "Add a graphic to the map." For example, category name of "Graphical Map Aids" and description of "Add a graphical aid (for example, a scale bar or grid) to the map."

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