[udig-devel] Another build of RC13
Eric Jarvies
ej at CSL.com.mx
Thu Jan 10 03:09:01 PST 2008
Thank you,
A couple of questions/suggestions:
1. When building for OS X, would it be possible to replace the Eclipse
3.3 Version info with 1.1-RC13(Info in Finder)?
2. For the default SAVE location, would it be possible to change it
from 'udig.app/Contents/MacOS/workspace' to Documents/uDig? This way
it does not save it inside of the app package, making it easier to
replace versions, without having to remember to copy project files out
of there first. Also, the same applies for new layers that have been
created(shapefiles), these too default to the package's contents folder.
3. Perhaps associating the .udig extension with the uDig icon/logo
system-wide? I suggest this so that it may become double-clickable,
thus allowing users to open project files from the finder. As it
stands, the ProjectName.udig is just a folder, so it cannot be double-
clicked. And of course, none of the contents inside the .udig folder
can be clicked to successfully open the project, so user's really can
only look at it in Finder, or move the project to another location.
4. Would it be possible to add an option that allows a shapefile layer
to have it datum/projection changed permanently to match another
shapefile's settings? For example, let's say i normally use NAD 83
UTM 12N. I then receive a shapefile that is in WGS84, and would like
it to conform with my existing shapefile library. If in uDig, after
viewing the shapefile, and determining i wish to keep/use it, merely
being able to convert/change it to match the others.
5. Feature editing. When removing elements, it would be nice if uDig
scanned the shapefile to see where the new outer-most objects are
located, as to get rid of any white/blank space, where objects were
recently deleted. Lets say I deleted an object on the drawing at -109
& 19, and after doing so, the outermost object on the drawing is now
at -109 & 23, hence 4 latitudes of empty space. Currently, uDig will
recent using that space. So, the objective is to get rid of it... if
there are no points paths or polys, it should be removed.
6. Currently uDig has 'Properties' listed in the menubar twice. Once
under uDig, and once under Window. Perhaps the listing under Window
should be removed?
7. When in Table pane, and one selects a record, currently in the View
pane, one can barely see the selected highlighted object. Of course,
it is only highlighting the object, and so if the object's size is
small when the view is at a greater scale, it is very difficult to see
it. Why not instead create a push-pin that is one-size-fits-all, and
when a record in the Table view is selected, a puch-pin graphic
displays. Or, perhaps a square window(temp layer) if over top that
has a magnified view.
8. Creating Points - Once more then 2 Points are created, there is no
easy way to go back to a previous Point and move it. Perhaps Control-
click would allow a previous point to be selected while still in edit/
Point creation mode?
9. Point Placer - Perhaps adding a simple feature that allows the user
to enter coordinates when creating Points atop a point layer. This
way the user can place a Point(POI) exactly where it needs to belong.
Also, once created, to be able to go back and edit the point by
changing it's coordinates. In addition to this, perhaps a simple .csv
import function that allows the user to choose a file that contains
long/lat fields, along with other information about the Points/POIs,
this way it's a breeze to add content provided by third parties via
spreadsheets, etc.
10. Icons. If using uDig to import a .csv file containing some
demographics or statistics, perhaps election numbers, it would be nice
to be able to choose from a library of svg icons to apply to points.
And being able to apply multiple/different svg icons on the same layer.
11. maps.google.com! Again, should be able to load a google map view
that is the bottom/back layer, having a toggle that allows the user to
switch from the global projection to the google temp projection, so
all the top-most layers can be locked to the bottom google layer, and
then be panned or zoomed accordingly. when the user decides on the
pan and zoom, and is ready to edit, then the user selects one of the
upper-most layers, and started editing. perhaps uDig can move the
view left/right one position, or up/down one position with just a
click, moving it about 80% of the screen view, so the user can see
what edits he's done, and has new space ready t be edited. again, not
editing the google layer, but instead, using it as a background for
reference(or tracing. and not just google, but any/all of them).
12. Ability to move one layer independent of other layers, allowing
drag and drop, and x, y coordinate entry, and scale/skew/etc.
Allowing this for file-data(like a .csv, mdb via odbc, xls, etc.),
vectors, and rasters. This way, if one has an old hand drawn map, one
could move it around, positioning it as best as possible, and then
when satisfied, locking down to the rest of the layers/global
projection. In the case of a layer, that may have multiple svg icons,
the user would be able to move the individual icons around, as well as
the collective total/layer, again, independent of the other locked-
down layers that are adhering to the global projection setting.
12. uDig should, by default, load smaller kb/mb/gb files first. At
present time, uDig will load a 300mb shapefile before loading a 100kb
point file.
bugs:
1. Cannot move a layer from one map to the other. I created 1
project, and 2 maps. I then added 2 vector layers from a local drive.
Both layers loaded in the top-most maps. When i attempt to drag the
layer to the second map, it removes it from the form, and it populates
the second in the Projects-pane view, but it then is removed from the
Layers-pane view. If i try to drag it back, it then removes itself
from the Layers-pane view entirely. If i attempt to drag the maps
from the Catalog-pane, one to the first map, and one to the second
map, they BOTH end up in the FIRST map. If i create more maps, i can
then add a layer to a new map, and it will show up in the Projects-
pane, but not in the Layers-pane. I've tried all possibilities, but
none work, so one is effectively limited to one map.
2. If one changes the name of the Project while in uDig, this change
is only written to the .uprj file, and not the ProjectName.udig
folder. I think it wise the project's folder name also be changed,
otherwise name-association is incorrect. So perhaps on a project name
change, uDig does a quick folder rename?
3. Changing a projection on a layer results in the layer no longer
being displayed. If the user changes back to the previous project, it
does not restore. In fact, the entire window is buggy, when scrolling
through projections, the Restore Defaults and Apply buttons will show
up(visually) in the scrolled list of text. However, resizing the
window larger, so that there is space between the white text field
with the list of projections, and the lower buttons, seems to correct
the problem. However, upon returning to the main screen, the layer
that had it's project changed(even if you changed it back to the
original) no longer displays, and has the little 'x' next to it.
4. Under the Search pane, in the Search String field, a bunch of text
is listed: NLS missing message: SearchView_default in:
net.refractions.udig.catalog.ui.internal.messages <<< is this
supposed to be there?
5. Reshape Contents does not work. The window opens, and you can edit
text, but when you click OK, it does nothing, not even close the
window. One must click cancel to exit.
6. Under Catalog > Images > what are the 101, 102, 103, etc files that
are listed? Do these belong here?
7. When one creates a new shapefile, and exits uDig, and actually
saves the shapefile to the drive, and then re-entered uDig, there are
then 2 of the same shapefile shown under Layers pane. I believe the
Scratch/ has something to do with this.
8. After creating a new layer, then renaming it in the Layers and
Projects panes, the name still remains 'New Feature Type' under
Catalog. The problem here is when you quit uDig, it asks to save the
project, and then the layer to a shapefile, at which point it serves
up the name 'New Feature Type' and does not allow you to change it.
It then saves it to the drive with this name, and the next tiem you
open uDig, the Layer name has of course reverted back to it as well.
This did not happen to me with a new Points layer/shapefile, only with
a Polygon layer/shapefile. Linestring/MultiLineString did not work at
all, would only display the Points tool. Also, if i created a new
layer, and then without adding any element(Points/Paths/Polys), i quit
uDig, it did not ask me to save the shapefile, upon re-entry, that new
layer is gone.
9. In a Points layer i created, i made a few Boolean tables. After
adding some Points to the layer using he drawing tool, i went to the
Table pane view, and clicked on a record, to change the default
'False' to 'True' and upon doing so, it threw and error:
java.lang.NullPointerException. i have to click to another layer in
order to un-freeze the resulting problem that occurs from the above
mentioned error, at which point i can repeat the error again.
10. Using the selection box, highlighting Points that were made on a
Layer that was Created, does indeed highlight them. But when
selecting Delete from the menu, it does not delete them. Cut does not
work either. I can however delete them using the Table view, right
clicking and selecting Delete. However, i cannot shift-select
multiple records and delete them that way.
Ok, this is enough for this email :) I will post more tomorrow or the
next day. In the meantime, I will answer any questions or clarify any
of my late-night, hard to read text for you... talk to you soon!
Oh, one last thing... I would like to start editing/updating pages
over at udig.refractions.net, like in the community > section, as
there are a lot of out-dates entries/explainations/tutorials/
instructions. How would you advise i tackle issues concerning these
new versions of uDig, compared with previous versions much of that
text was written against? Should i leave old text, and append it with
uDig 1.1 RC13 text, so the reader can see the old way, as well as the
new way? menus and placement and text within the uDig app have
changed considerably, so as you can imagine, much of those pages info
is outdated. So let me know how you wish me to proceed, providing me
with the do's and dont's, and i'll start getting to it, perhaps
bringing a section or two current over the next week or two.
Regards,
Eric
On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:30 PM, Jesse Eichar wrote:
> First I'd like to thank you all for helping out testing this release
> it has really been a great help. Second I'd like to put up another
> build for testing.
>
> This build fixes a problem on Linux and OSX when the data is on
> another drive. It worked but was displayed in the Catalog
> as ../../../../Volumes/data/Shapefile.shp (for example).
> It also fixes a couple of issues exporting to images when the map
> can not be expressed in WKT.
>
> And once again the links:
>
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/udig-1.1-RC13.exe
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/uDig-1.1-RC13-ppc.dmg
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/uDig-1.1-RC13-x86.dmg
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/udig-1.1-RC13.linux.gtk.x86.zip
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/udig-1.1-RC13.linux.gtk.x86_64.zip
> http://udig.refractions.net/downloads/udig-1.1-RC13.win32.wpf.x86.zip
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jesse
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