[Geomoose-users] Layer functions

[Brent Fraser]

Dan Little wrote:

>  - I tend to highly dislike right-click menus because they obscure functionality from users.

I agree but as we add more layer-specific functionality, the Catalog is going to 
get too crowded with icons.  Perhaps we could let the implementor choose which 
way to expose the functiosn by added a couple of properties to the <layer>:
   <layer metadata_icon=true metadata_rightclick=true ...

(or hopefully a less verbose way)


>  - GeoExt is a bad idea:
>    * Ext is another major dependencies.
>    * The dual-license of Ext would require people putting GeoMOOSE in a production environment to pay the Ext license.
> 

Ahh.  I thought there was a problem with GeoExt but I couldn't recall what ....

> 
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Brent Fraser <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>> To: GeoMOOSE Users List <geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 12:32:34 PM
>> Subject: [Geomoose-users] Layer functions
>>
>> I've been thinking about the Catalog tab, the list of layers, and layer 
>> functions.
> 
> Some layer functions I'd like to see:
>     (From 
>> Quantum GIS:)
> - Zoom to Layer Extent
> - Zoom to best scale (for 
>> raster)
> - Open Attribute Table
> - Save as Shapefile (and other 
>> formats?)
> - Properties: metadata, symbology, attributes
> 
> 
> So some 
>> questions:
> - should we consider adding more icons to the layer entries to do 
>> more things?
> - should these icons be configurable (is that the intent of 
>> <layer-controls>?)
> - should we move (at least some of) the icons to a 
>> right-click menu?
> 
> - should we adopt GeoExt to supply the Catalog 
>> container/functions?
> 
> Thanks!
> Brent 
>> Fraser
> 
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