<div dir="ltr">Hey <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Jonathan,</span><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Yes this is a bit of a known issue. It has always been a goal of mine to try and tackle the issue of refactoring the whole lot into single dialog. I have some early dialog mockups floating around that you might be able to find, although I would tweak it a bit now.</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">If you have some ideas for a new single UI it would be good to have a look, or even if you just have ideas on what you want to see.</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Nathan</span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Jonathan Moules <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jonathanmoules@warwickshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">jonathanmoules@warwickshire.gov.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi List,<br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>This may be too late for 2.2 (some are features), but something that's bugging me no end is the complete lack of consistency between all the dialogs for the OGC services. Below I've created a somewhat exhaustive list of differences-that-shouldn't-be between the way they behave - mostly the add-layer dialog.</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>However, rather than rectify the issues, would it maybe make more sense to just create a single new dialog from scratch and use that instead? Ideally for all formats, but if necessary, just the OGC stuff.</div>
<div><br></div><div> What are the plans relating to add-layer dialogs? Is there a preferred option? Or will/desire to create a universal dialog for adding layers?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Jonathan</div>
<div><br></div><div>-------------</div><div><br></div><div><b>Adding Layers:</b></div><div><br></div><div>Add/Close buttons</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>For WCS these are the wrong way around!</div>
<div><br></div><div>Layer Title|Name:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>- For WMS, WCS - use the layer Title rather than the layer Name when adding to the layers list (WFS & WMTS already do this).</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>- Either add "Use title for layer name" checkbox to WMS/WMTS, WCS, or remove from WFS.</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>- WMS seems to allow you to fill in a "Layer name" - add to other dialogs? If so, make it more obvious what it does.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Filter:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Add Filter function for WMS, WMTS, WCS (already exists for WFS).</div><div><br></div><div>Differentiate windows:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://hub.qgis.org/issues/9193" target="_blank">http://hub.qgis.org/issues/9193</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Tabs:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WCS: Remove "Layers" tab as pointless.</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WMS/WMTS - I have no idea what "Server Search" or "Layer order" do - never seen them active.</div>
<div><br></div><div>CRS:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>All - Make CRS section same between dialogs.</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WMS - why is "Tile Size" and "Feature limit for GetFeatureInfo" inside the CRS box?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Format:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WCS or WMS/WMTS - Use same method for selecting format. One uses dropdown (WCS), one uses checkboxes. I guess WFS doesn't need this option.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Column list:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>All - In list of layers, use same order of columns and same selection of columns.</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WCS, WMS - Column widths autodetected. (Already done for WMTS, WFS)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Caching:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WCS / WFS - Offer same method for choosing caching settings.</div><div><br></div><div>Add Layer:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WFS - Don't close the dialog. Or Do close it for WMS/WMTS and WCS.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>-------------</div><div><b>Create Connection</b>:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WMS/WMTS - says "Create a new WMS connection" - should say WMTS too.</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WCS/WFS - Referer option (in WMS already)</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WFS - "Connection details" not in bold (is on WMS/WCS)</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-------------</div><div><br></div><div><b>Metadata</b>:</div><div>Following on from this ticket - <a href="http://hub.qgis.org/issues/8870" target="_blank">http://hub.qgis.org/issues/8870</a> - suggested changes to layer properties -> Metadata:</div>
<div><br></div><div>WMS, WMTS and WCS:</div><div> - Don't list entire Get Capabilities in properties, only the section for that particular layer. WFS already does this.</div><div><br></div><div> - All OGC Services - Populate the Description/attribution/metadataURL from the GetCapabilities.</div>
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