[udig-devel] rc12 and eclipse 3.3's maximize function

[Jesse Eichar]

> One of those joys is the new way eclipse minimizes and maximizes the
> views and editors---it's now so fast and clean it begs to be used
> repeatedly. For the map editor in uDig however, redraw issues means  
> it's
> not as viable. Is there an easy way to make this smoother?
>
> A complete solution might be quite complex. I can imagine, for  
> example,
> that in regular mode the renderers would start rendering all the  
> layers
> in the visible extent and then, once that is done, start rendering the
> four tiles around the visible area to allow min/max to work
> instantaneously. A similar mechanism would allow small pans to be cost
> free as opposed to the current situation. We'll be thinking a lot  
> about
> this bigger solution when we tackle the redesign of Martin's renderer.
> However, I wondered if there was any quick hack that the current  
> design
> would allow since that would let users work on maps to the full extent
> of their screen and then bounce around to work on the table to the  
> full
> extent of the screen and then... i.e. increase productivity.


Of course it is possible and thanks to my time with Simone I have  
many more, good ideas on how to do it.  But for now there are many  
higher priority issues to solve.

Jesse