[Gvsig_english] SUGGESTED FUNCTIONALITY gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- Note layer

[Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)]

Hi,

I have been working in the field a bit lately where I use gvSIG 1.9 Desktop on 
a slate computer to ground truth GIS aerial photography and historical vector 
data.

I have regularly thought having a 'note' taking facility would be very 
advantageous - draw a circle and attach text, highlight a zone and write a 
note, place an arrow and make a comment.

I have seen a crude version of this in OpenJUMP where a box can be inserted 
with text. What I was thinking was something like this but that text could be 
attached to lines, arrows, points, polygons or highlighted areas. Pretty much 
the same as the annotation mark-up tools found in PDF viewers.

I know that you can create a point shapefile and enter text but this is not 
quite the same. I suppose my suggestion is a little less formal and aimed at 
the spontaneous. Imagine reviewing a file and seeing an error - you just want 
to click on a tool, point to a spot and note the problem. Not create a point 
file, save to a specific directory, have the screen jump all around the place 
once the command window appears and leaving the file open for editing 
indefinitely as you do your stuff.

-- 

Cheers Simon
Simon Cropper 
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020.
P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437.
mailto: scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au 
web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au 
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