[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #215: digitizer: let add attributes to category-less features

[GRASS GIS]

#215: digitizer: let add attributes to category-less features
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  Reporter:  msieczka     |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  6.5.0                    
 Component:  wxGUI        |     Version:  svn-develbranch6         
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  vdigit                   
  Platform:  All          |         Cpu:  All                      
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Changes (by hamish):

  * keywords:  => vdigit
  * priority:  major => normal
  * milestone:  6.4.0 => 6.5.0

Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:215 msieczka]:
 > I suggest adding "Add a record to the table" function in the
 > "Update attributes" for cases when the feature has a category,
 > but doesn't have it's row in the table yet.

 could you explain that in more detail? (my brain is a bit sleepy right now
 and I don't know vdigit very well)

 perhaps could you explain it to me in terms of the tcl/tk v.digit which I
 am more familiar with? (thanks)


 Rather than duplicate the DB attribute manager, perhaps we could
 have a button in the vdigit toolbar that launches it? Would that need
 something that checks every now and then if it has been externally updated
 & refresh?


 > This will also allow adding attributes to category-less features
 > *during digitizing*: add a category with "Display/update
 > categories", add a row in the table for the category with
 > Display/update categories", edit the attributes.

 I agree that it could use a much smoother workflow. I am sure that this
 polish will come with time; for now I'm happy with it being basically
 functional.


 weird workflow example: it is not exactly clear to me how to digitize new
 boundaries without cat numbers. I can open the category and fumble about
 selecting and right-clicking to remove the cat, but with out a help page
 to tell me where to find it, I found it took me some time to figure out.



 Hamish

 (priority adjusted because "normal" didn't exist when ticket was created,
 milestone adjusted as 6.4.0 is in feature freeze)

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