Paolo wrote: "To shorten the layer contextual menu (it's a little too long, indeed), a submenu may be added. For example a "Data actions" menu where you can put the "Refresh Layer" action and maybe also the "View/Edit Attributes", "View/Edit Schema", or whatever other action it seems fit."
This seems reasonable to me. SS On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:30 AM, P.Rizzi Ag.Mobilità Ambiente <paolo.ri...@ama-mi.it> wrote: > Refresh layers is indeed used with DataStore based layers, > the ones added with "Layers/Add DataStore Layers". > It would be great if it worked with other "kind" of layers too, > expecially layers created with "Layers/Run DataStore query", > but also layers created from shape files may be refreshed, why not??? > > Moving it to the main menu doesn't sound good to me, since it would be > a little less easy to reach and also because a user may not be aware > of where each layer gets its data from. > If the refresh function is extended to other "kind" of layers, > in which menu should it reside, then??? > > To shorten the layer contextual menu (it's a little too long, indeed), > a submenu may be added. For example a "Data actions" menu where you can put > the "Refresh Layer" action and maybe also the "View/Edit Attributes", > "View/Edit Schema", or whatever other action it seems fit. > > What do you think of this??? > > Bye > Paolo Rizzi > > >> -----Messaggio originale----- >> Da: Giuseppe Aruta [mailto:giuseppe_ar...@yahoo.it] >> Inviato: sabato 13 dicembre 2008 18.58 >> A: OpenJump develop and use >> Oggetto: [JPP-Devel] about some items on Layer list menu >> >> >> Hi >> there are two items on the Layer list menu which need have >> still bugs (or strange behaviour) >> >> 1) Image Layer Manager (Test) - It works only if I click on a >> single raster layer. It doesn't work if I click on 2 or more >> raster layers. >> It has an "Add" option which doesn't work (at least with my >> test JPG). The "Delete" option, of coarse works and.. the >> image disapears on the Layer view. It is not possible to let >> it come back (Add doesn't work!) until I close and open again >> the raster. >> Option "Close", of coarse, close the window. >> Below the window, In the show metadata section, the >> coordinates of upper left and lower right point are displayed. >> Since only this last function seems to be useful, I ask if we >> can remove this function and substitute it with a general >> "Show raster metadata" one which save the last function >> >> 2) Refresh-layers >> I still haven't seen working this function. It is never >> available on any projects I did with OpenJUMP. Its tooltip >> shows that "Layer must have a data souce". Is this function >> connected to PostGIS and Oracle datasource? If yes, Why not >> to move this function on Menu bar>Layer menu? >> This will probabily simplify the layer list (less items) >> >> ***************************** >> Another observation. >> When a user wants to cut and past items, he has to use the >> Layer View menu to copy and the Layer List menu to paste. It >> would be better if both Copy and Paste items will be on the >> same menu, in this case the Layer View >> >> >> Regards >> >> Peppe >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >> SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las >> Vegas, Nevada. >> The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at >> MIX09 to help >> pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009 > .visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
