[udig-devel] Re: Story Time.

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Gould wrote:

> Q: How does one specify a map?
> A: They could add a map by dragging it from the ProjectExplorer into 
> the PageEditor. They could also potentially drag a box from the 
> PageEditor's Palette into the PageEditor. This would then ask them to 
> choose an existing map, or maybe to create a new one.
>
> Q: How does one edit a map?
> A: Each map inside a Page could be represented as children in the 
> ProjectExplorer. Open the map from the ProjectExplorer could open a 
> reduced-functionality map viewer. This would allow them to update the 
> map viewport in the Page.
>
> Q: How does one specify multiple maps?
> A: They could create multiple maps as before. The only issue is other 
> Boxes knowing which map to use. They could contain a reference to a 
> map that would be represented visually as a connection in the PageEditor.

Cool thanks Richard - I am CCing the list as we try and move more 
development shop talk into the open.

Jesse is the above plan sound?

The user workflow sounds good .. story number 1 sounds especially good 
(direct manipulation is almost always the right answer).

The reduced functionality MapEditor may be a bit of work though ...
Cheers,
Jody