[Gvsig_english] Feedback on tools in gvSIG v 1.9

[Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)]

Ben,

Where is the best place to download?

Cheers Simon

Simon Cropper
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Benjamin Ducke wrote:
> 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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