[udig-devel] browser view functionality

[Jody Garnett]

Jan Jezek wrote:
> It seems to me that it is not possible to open more than one web browser view (Window/Show View/web open only one view) and the URL is hardcoded at BrowserContainerView class. Probably I can make my new plugin with link hardcoded to other URL but I would suggest that it is better to let user to choose this link. 
>   
Well lets fix this: how about the following....
- when you define the view you decide on the home page (in the extension 
point xml)
- we store the current page in the memento between runs; so the user 
does not lose where they were
- we provide a "home" button so they can return to the original home 
page for that view

This should let your application have multiple browser views; we can set 
Window/Show to allow for multiple views it is all in how the view is 
defined.
Lets build up a list of what we want/need before reviewing the code, 
note I am not trying to say no to your proposal - I am trying to use 
your ideas to fix what we have so it will work for you (at the end of 
the day we should have only one class that can be reused by as many 
views as desired for the current perspective or user).

Jody