[Gvsig_english] Feedback on tools in gvSIG v 1.9

[Benjamin Ducke]

Hi Simon,

I agree regarding UI ergonomics:

* For tools that take one input layer: active layer should be default.
* For tools that take several layers: selected layers should be default.
* Also, locations for files to be exported should by default
be in the "Project files" directory, as set in the program preferences.

For faster joins, try the OA Digital version of gvSIG 1.9. It has the
"Join" action in the layer context menu and will default to the active
layer as source table. That should save you a few mouse clicks, which
can make a big difference if you need to join a lot of data.

Ben


----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)" <scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au>
To: "Users and Developers mailing list" <gvsig_internacional at listserv.gva.es>
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:41:35 AM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna
Subject: [Gvsig_english] Feedback on tools in gvSIG v 1.9

Hi,

This is just a note on a number of tools and how I think they would work 
better.

Join Tables

    * I have a layer selected, click on the table icon to view it's
      attributes.
    * I then click on the join icon to link two tables together
    * The Join Tables toolbox then appears but the source table actually
      is the first table in the table list of the project. I think it
      should be automatically set as the table of the shapefile
      currently being viewed - especially since the join icon will only
      appear if you are viewing a table.


Reproject Tool

    * I have a layer selected, open the geoprocessing tools dialog and
      drill down to the reproject tool.
    * I then click on "Open Tool"
    * The input layer is then set at the last suitable layer  in the ToC.
    * Again, I would expect that the default should be the selected layer.


I note the same problem occurs with the "Add geometry info".

Personally when you select a tool that only works on one layer and you 
have a layer selected I would expect that that layer would automatically 
be set as the source layer. Otherwise shouldn't these tools be in a 
tools menu rather than have them under the layer menu?



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Cheers Simon

Simon Cropper
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
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