On 17.10.2011 22:46, Michaël Michaud wrote: > Hi, >> Would an even simpler alternative be to determine the format from the >> extension, where this is unabiguous, and if it is ambiguous or >> undetermined then let the user choose the desired format? > I think such a mechanism exist in the new OpenDialog Framework. > If I'm correct, the double combobox currently appears > 1) in the old openfile dialog (category context menu) > 2) in the save as dialog box
i could only find them there too > I'm not sure the first one is still needed (but I think users had > choosen to keep it when we migrated to the new framework) even so, we currently have two ways to open files. how to explain that to new users? better to have one only. > > I thing the double dialog is of no use in the save as dialog box where > combinations of format and extension can be defined in a single combobox. > Zip could be a general option however (a checkbox) i wouldn't say no use, but it is counter-intuitive. it would be easy to merge the options into one dropdwon only without a loss in capabilities. > >> So examples are: >> - if a .SHP file is chosen, the format is set to Shapefile automatically. >> - if a .ZIP or .XML file is chosen, the user must choose the appropriate >> format for save i'd rather have ESRI (*.shp) ESRI Compressed (*.zip) GML (*.gml) GML Compressed (*.zip) ... or ESRI (*.shp) GML (*.gml) ... and a checkbox that signals zipping enabled > And even zip files could be automatically opened as long as they contain > unambiguous formats. zip and tgz (i think) when opened with OpenFileWizard are automatically scanned for files with known extensions and opened with the appropriate factory. > My 2 cents make it 4, ede > > Michaël >> >> >> >> So there is only one dropdown for Format, and then the checkbox >> >> On 10/14/2011 12:59 AM, edgar.sol...@web.de wrote: >>>> On 10/13/2011 2:24 AM, edgar.sol...@web.de wrote: >>>>> On 13.10.2011 01:02, Martin Davis wrote: >>>>>> One reason for having the double choice of both format and file name is >>>>>> that there are formats (such as GML) which don't have a standard file >>>>>> extension that can be used to drive the choice of format. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, in JUMP originally we supported a zipped shapefile concept. It >>>>>> had the extension .zip, but was read by the Shapefile driver. >>>>>> >>>>>> One thing that could be do would be to use the file extension to drive >>>>>> the initial format setting, but allow it to be overridden for files with >>>>>> non-specific extensions. >>>>>> >>>>> How about a checkbox 'filter by extension', which can be disabled >>>>> allowing to select any file with any selection in the format dropdown? >>>>> >>>> Ok, but I'm not sure how this solves the problem of determining the >>>> format of a file with an unknown extension? >>>> >>> there is no determination. but, it allows users to assign a format of their >>> choice to a file of their choice and try to open it. >>> >>> seen? ede >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a >>> definitive record of customers, application performance, security >>> threats, fraudulent activity and more. 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