OK, I have transfered all of this to the forums. Let's continue discussing there. In general, I think that we should try and move as much code as possible out of unmaintained projects into actively maintained SEXTANTE. The more redundant stuff we can get rid of, the better.
Ben ----- Original Message ----- > Dear all, > > Here is my first proposal of changes for the analysis functions in > gvSIG and how to incorporate them into SEXTANTE or rearrange them so > it is more intuitive to access them. I would like you to comment on > this and let me know what you think about it. > > -- Remote sensing and raster tools (currently available in the toolbox > with the multiple-drop-down-menu system)-- > > *Menu "Raster Layer": All this operations work on a single raster > layer. I think they all should be in the context menu that appears > when you right-click on a raster layer. Some of them, like "Raster > properties", currently appear there as well. The "Color table" item > should be under a symbology window, along with the "filter" and > "radiometric enhancement" commands in "Raster process". All element > related to symbology and rendering should be put together and in such > a way that they resemble the corresponding vector ones. That is one of > the worst things, IMHO, of gvSIG: raster and vector symbology have > absolutely nothing in common, and you can clearly see that the teams > that worked on them had no communication at all. > > *Menu "Raster Process". Transformations, Decision Trees, Mosaic and > Classification are already incorporated in the SEXTANTE toolbox. The > best thing about this is that now you can select any layer to use, not > just the ones in the active view. Vectorization and Image fusion are > not yet included (they are a bit different), but they will soon be > added. Raster calculator should be removed, since it is identical to > the SEXTNATE one (a large part of the code is, in fact, mine, although > my name is not mentioned anywhere in the source code...) > > *Menu "geographic Transformations". Geolocalization should go to the > raster layer context menu. I will implement Reproject layer as a > native SEXTANTE algorithm, so there is no need to keep it anywhere > else > > --Geoprocesses--. > > They all depend on a view being the active window, so there is no way > to put them in the SEXTANTE toolbox. Making small changes in the code > would, however, solve this. Some people still prefer using these > functions instead of the equivalent SEXTANTE ones, so it is a good > idea to keep them. Can I modifiy the source code of the geoprocessing > classes and commit changes to the gvSIG CE SVN? Once this is done, we > can get rid of the geoprocessing toolbox and have everything in > SEXTANTE. Also, layers to use for geoprocessing algorithms can be > selected from the whole set of available layers, not just the ones > from the current active view (this is already implemented, but the > problem is to put them into a view, since the algorithm relies on the > active window being a view and there is a explicit casting that causes > an exception) > > --Network analysis-- > > Haven't though about this yet. Any idea? > > > Let's keep on discussing this. > > Regards > > Victor > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 5 Ways to Improve & Secure Unified Communications > Unified Communications promises greater efficiencies for business. UC > can improve internal communications as well as offer faster, more > efficient ways > to interact with customers and streamline customer service. Learn > more! > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426253/ > _______________________________________________ Gvsigce-community > mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gvsigce-community ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Web Security Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ _______________________________________________ Gvsigce-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gvsigce-community
