[udig-devel] Re: Story Time.

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Gould wrote:

> Jody Garnett wrote:
>
> > Richard Gould wrote:
> >
> > > Does it really need to be reduced functionality though? We could 
> > > just have an adapter that continually readjusts the map according to 
> > > Page's needs whenever it is refreshed. This would address the 
> > > selection layer issue.
> >
> >
> >
> > That could work - for those following along at home the problem is 
> > that we need to preserve the appearance of the Map for printing, but 
> > any selection information would not be preserved.
> >
> > Alternate Idea: the Map could not have a selection manager, that 
> > would be a good clue to MapEditor code that it does not need edit 
> > tools, selection and so on (or that it can disable them).
> >
> > Jody
>
>
> What I meant was something that would allow them to perform everything 
> normally in a Page's Map. Editing and selection in particular. The 
> difference between a regular Map and a Map-in-a-Page would be nothing 
> from the user's point of view.

Yeah I understand - I just didn't think it was true. One cannot select 
in a Page's Map. One should only be able to pan around add/remove layers 
etc.. not edit?
I may be wrong - it is probably too much work, users could just be asked 
to understand that selection information does not print ...
Jody