I have committed the first version of Paste Items At Point. I haven't internationalized it yet.
Feedback? Larry On Nov 8, 2007 2:33 AM, Giuseppe Aruta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Larry, Michael and Stefan, > > I am very glad to open this discussion. To explain > better my idea, the "paste to the coordinates" tool > was in support of point symbology. But it couold be > used aklso in other mapping activities on OJ. > For instance, moving items from one area to another > without using Warp tool. > > Of coarse the alternative is a "clone items" which > probabily is more easy (I think) to do (a sort of > copy/paste original/move tool). > But a really "paste to coordinate" willhave a large > usage (like opening two projects and copy object > between them). > > Regarding Michael's point that symbology should be > managed by styles, I agree with him, nevertheless, > unfortunatelly, dispite Geof's efforts and OJ tips, we > still miss of this capability. Paul pointed some > months ago that this require a core style tool > changing, which probabily will take time (OpenjUMP > 2.01 Beta?). > > Paste to coordinate should be on the Layer view menu. > Probabily a better re-organization of this fundamental > menu will make less confusion. > > Regards > > Peppe > > --- Larry Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > > > In the process of checking this our, I discovered a > > forgotten feature of the > > Rotate tool. Holding the shift key down while it is > > active turns the cursor > > into a cross hair that allows you to click and > > specify the rotation point. > > I guess this is why we need documentation. I have > > added this tip to the > > wiki. > > > > Larry > > > > On Nov 7, 2007 5:40 PM, Larry Becker > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >yep .. could be done, although i am using it > > quite often :) > > > > > > Yea, me too. Sigh. SkyJUMP has a solution for > > this problem too. It has > > > a section on the menu that caches the last three > > executed commands so that > > > everything is always handy the second time you do > > it. > > > > > > Hi Michaël, haven't heard from you for a while. > > The use case I'm really > > > solving happens quite a bit in the > > facilities-management-like environment > > > that we work in. Say that you are planning to > > build some new facilities and > > > you import a nice looking floor plan from CAD > > (thanks to your DXF plugin). > > > Of course, since it is a CAD drawing, it is > > nowhere in the real world so you > > > have to move it. It would be great to cut it, > > zoom to the proper location, > > > paste it to the point that you right-click on. > > Then since you don't control > > > exactly what point it pasts at, you get the move > > tool automatically to > > > adjust it (and perhaps rotate too). Then you > > click at another point and > > > paste for the second facility and so on... > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > On Nov 7, 2007 5:01 PM, Stefan Steiniger > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry Becker schrieb: > > > > > I worry about overloading the context menus > > too. Actually, the view > > > > context > > > > > menu is not too bad (just 21 entries). The > > layer name context menu is > > > > where > > > > > it gets crowded (33 items, counting > > separators). > > > > > > > > > > I guess Peppe's original point was to keep > > paste together with copy. > > > > Also > > > > > the new idea is to "Paste items at Click > > Point" which, like the Rotate > > > > menu > > > > > item, needs to be a right click entry. > > > > > > > > mhm.. rotation yes.. but i am not sure about > > "paste on point".. > > > > > > > > > > Regarding the clutter on the layer name menu, > > the recently added > > > > Extract > > > > > options could be moved to the Layer main menu. > > We could also reduce > > > > some of > > > > > the duplication like "Select Current Layer > > Items" which is a duplicate > > > > of > > > > > Edit->Select Layer Items. > > > > > > > > yep .. could be done, although i am using it > > quite often :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > just a thought, > > > > > > > > > > Larry > > > > > On Nov 7, 2007 4:02 PM, Stefan Steiniger < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> sounds pretty easy? > > > > >> well.. you are the expert :) > > > > >> > > > > >> but we may consider it not to move to the > > mouse menu but to a > > > > "normal" > > > > >> menu.. because I already become the feeling > > it becomes to heavy.. the > > > > >> menu (just a thought) > > > > >> would be cool to have submenus for the mouse > > (or maybe not ;) > > > > >> > > > > >> stefan > > > > >> > > > > >> Larry Becker schrieb: > > > > >>> I talked it over with my internal users and > > they added a few things > > > > to > > > > >> the > > > > >>> wish list. They really want to be able to > > select some existing > > > > >> features, > > > > >>> paste them into a layer, have the newly > > pasted features become the > > > > new > > > > >>> selection, and automatically invoke the move > > tool so that they can > > > > do > > > > >> fine > > > > >>> adjustments. Rotation is also sometimes > > necessary, so a move tool > > > > that > > > > >>> becomes a rotate tool when the shift key is > > held down would be a > > > > plus. > > > > >> All > > > > >>> of this still sounds pretty easy. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Larry > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On Nov 7, 2007 3:29 PM, Stefan Steiniger < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> yes.. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> seems like something what will improve > > usability for people making > > > > maps > > > > >> :) > > > > >>>> stefan > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Larry Becker schrieb: > > > > >>>>> Hi Peppe, > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> I know SkyJUMP's users would like to > > have a "Paste at Cursor" > > > > >>>> function. > > > > >>>>> Seems like a simple thing to implement, > > but very useful. I'll add > > > > it > > > > >> to > > > > >>>> my > > > > >>>>> TODO list. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> You occasionally have some pretty good > > ideas! > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> regards, > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Larry > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Nov 7, 2007 2:03 PM, Giuseppe Aruta < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Hi all, > > > > >>>>>> I found very useful the copy/move/past > > tools to > > > > >>>>>> populate a map with complex objects which > > I have to > > > > >>>>>> use as point symbols. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> I wander if it is possible to have a tool > > (on layer > > > > >>>>>> view menu) like "Paste (selected items) > > to these > > > > >>>>>> coordinates" (the coordinates of the > > mouse arrow) > > > > >>>>>> which probabily makes everything easier > > > > >>>>>> Thanks, > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Peppe > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> ___________________________________ > > > > >>>>>> L'email della prossima generazione? 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