>Not me. Of course, I remember why the Save as File was created in the >first place. It was to get rid of that darn Format menu in the upper >left of the dialog that confused everyone. > >SkyJUMP has a new twist on this. We moved the Format menu to the >bottom below "files of type" where most other apps put it, and append >the file extension too. > > Hi Larry,
I checked the last downable exe from skyjump and could see that : - there is an automatic file extension, - there is only one menu item for load and one for save - the format combobox is not at the bottom but in the upper left corner, but may be it moved to the bottom in the CVS So, it seems we agree about what is good for OJ (no duplicate menu items and automatic file extension) or did I missed something ? Michaël >regards, >Larry > >On 6/26/07, Michaël Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi SS, >> >>Seems like most people are uncomfortable with the duplication of >>load/save menu items. >>Firstly I will need to have a closer look at the involved code. At the >>moment, I just need >>time as I work quite slowly. ;-) >>Thanks for helping, >> >>Michaël >> >>Sunburned Surveyor a écrit : >> >> >> >>>I'd be in favor of trying to consolidate the "save your data" >>>functionality into a single dialog box or other UI Component and >>>eliminating the old or redundant GUI components. >>> >>>I'm pretty sure everyone else will agree. Is there something that I >>>can do to help you with this Michael? (That is, if you decide to move >>>forward.) >>> >>>The Sunburned Surveyor >>> >>>On 6/25/07, Michaël Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Uwe, >>>> >>>>Thanks for answering, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>the Save Dataset As File ... saves the files and build >>>>>automaticly the suffix! >>>>>With Save dataset as ... you can save PostGIS tables with >>>>>the PostGIS plugin. >>>>> >>>>>I think if Save dadaset as ... could build automatcly the >>>>>suffix for files it would be a wondeful story. >>>>> >>>>>But I think today we do not have a "Save" plugin >>>>>that can save PostGIS tables with the PostGIS-plugin >>>>>and building automaticly suffices for files :-( >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>I think that adding suffices automatically in the "Save dataset as" menu >>>>item >>>>may not be a big challenge (I'm not why a new menu item has been added >>>>for this feature). >>>>I suspect that there are other reasons to keep save dataset as file >>>>(may be to keep a simpler interface) >>>>I'll wait a bit more to get feed back about this point. >>>>Otherwise, I'll try to mix both menu items into one... >>>> >>>>Michaël >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Regards >>>>> >>>>>Uwe >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Subject: [JPP-Devel] Load/Save dataset design >>>>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>It seems that the load/save dataset design has been revisited in the >>>>>>early stage of OpenJUMP and is now a little bit confused. >>>>>> >>>>>>There is 3 PlugIn available for loading file datasets and 3 others to >>>>>>save them >>>>>>ex. >>>>>>.../workbench/datasource/SaveDatsetAsFilePlugIn >>>>>>.../workbench/datasource/SaveDatsetAsPlugIn >>>>>>.../workbench/ui/plugin/SaveDatasetAsPlugIn >>>>>> >>>>>>The last one, directly derived from ThreadedBasePlugIn seems no more >>>>>>used (I deactivated it in my source repositiry and noticed no >>>>>>difference). Probably needs to be removed after some more tests. >>>>>> >>>>>>SaveDatasetAs opens a dialogbox to choose a format in a combobox, then a >>>>>>file extension and eventually a config file. The second is more simple >>>>>>with just a combobox for the file extension. >>>>>>I thing that the first one (SaveDatasetAs) can also be used for non-file >>>>>>datasources (the first postgis plugin used it, may be also Larry's SDE >>>>>>driver), but now, there is also a separate menu for datastore connexions. >>>>>> >>>>>>I recently wrote a driver for a file format using the datasource api. My >>>>>>driver works with LoadDataset and SaveDatasetAs, but is buggy with >>>>>>LoadDatasetFromFile and SaveDatasetAsFile (I get an NPE). >>>>>>Before I spend time to debug my driver, I'd like to know if any of you >>>>>>has a clear vision about the data source UI. I feel like there are too >>>>>>many ways to do things. >>>>>> >>>>>>Micha?l >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>>>>Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>>>>control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >>>>>http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >>>>>Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>>>Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>>>control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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