Just keeping this discussion on the list - On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:14 AM, James DeMichele <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, thanks for making me feel so welcome!
No worries. > I have also used OpenJUMP before stumbling the best visual GIS > application ever (uDig). In OpenJUMP, it actually *requires* you to > select which column you want to display on your Layer. I used JUMP a fair bit; have not migrated to OpenJUMP yet (I am not sure if the plugins I like are available yet). > Personally, I think this works ok, in that it does give me the ability to > choose which > column I want. However, I think uDig could do something ever more user > friendly. You could leave the current application as it is now, but add > an option (i.e. something similar to the combobox you mentioned) when > you right click a layer, and allow the user to switch to a different > geometry column on that table. The right click menu is in danger of getting "full" - as such I like the idea of leaving this as a styling option (since we are controlling how a feature is shown here - postgis is just giving us two different options for geometry to use - it is still the same feature). One of the reasons this has not been an issue yet - is I lacked a user with talented data. What is the data set you are working with here that has two geometries? > (I just got your other email in regards to the "JIRA issue > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/UDIG-1188";. Unfortunately, if the code > sprint is this weekend, I won't be available for that, but let me at > least try the Style Editor fix to change the XML, and I'll let you know > how that goes. What's the best resource on the site to point me at for > editing the Advanced style? Heh - the application help menu of course :-) Here it is in online wiki form: - http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Style+Editor+Dialog If you navigate in a few levels you will find your feature styling options documented: - http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Feature+Style+Pages I am afraid from there we are into reading about "Style Layer Descriptor" format - ie the XML that is displayed. You will need to update the type referred to in the Rules for example. > Thanks again, and I'll be in touch! > > -James DeMichele Jody > -----Original Message----- > From: Jody Garnett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 5:03 PM > To: James DeMichele > Subject: Re: [udig-users] PostGIS: Multiple geometry columns on one > table > > You are correct - and we have been waiting to talk to someone like you. > > First of all the good news: > - you can place your postgis layer on the the map; and go into the > style editor and change the XML to refer to your second attribute. > Please let me know if you have any questions about how to do this; I > would like to make a wiki page based on your successful experience. > > And then (the from my standpoint) even better news: > - We have been unsure how to approach the issue of multiple geometry > columns from a user interface point of view; and decided to put off > this discussion until we had a real live user (ie you) with a data > source that we could talk to > - One idea is to list the different options when you add a layer (I > think you may be able to see this functionality on uDig 1.2 trunk > right now - but you would need to confirm since I do not have postgis > set up the way you do). > - Another idea is to add a combo box to the Style Editor allowing > people to switch which geometry is display (or just select "default"). > > There are other stranger ideas; like making layers into folders so you > can turn on and off each geometry; with a similar idea for > representing categories in a theme - these ideas are more built around > representing a "Legend View" rather then our current "Layer View". > > In anycase it is good to meet you; and we are prepaired to steered by > your requirements in this matter. > > Jody > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:55 AM, demichej <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have been having a lot of success with uDig, but have hit an issue > where >> my Postgres table has 2 geometry columns. >> >> I can't seem to figure out how to show one shape column on the map > versus >> the other column. Is there a way to choose which column i want to use > with >> Postgis? >> >> It looks like it is just showing me the first geometry column in the > table, >> and doesn't even give me an option for the other one. >> >> Thanks! >> -- >> View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/PostGIS%3A-Multiple-geometry-columns-on-one-table-t > p2464322p2464322.html >> Sent from the udig-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> udig-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-users >> > > _______________________________________________ User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) http://udig.refractions.net http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel
