Re: [udig-devel] uDig project files

[Andrea Antonello <andrea.antonello@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,
I just jump in very quickly, even if I wasn't able to follow the whole
thread, so sorry if i fail.

> I'm feeling very dense and crazy.
> 
> I just installed uDig 1.1-RC12 on another Windows system that has
> never had uDig installed on it.
> 
> I'm not finding any umap or .localCatalog files anywhere under 
> c:\Documents and Settings, although when I reopen uDig, everything is 
> there.  I've looked all over on my system for files created around
> the time I exited uDig but can't find anything.
> 
> Another dumb question, when you use the File->Open Project, what is
> it looking for?

For a folder :) That is somehow crazy, yes, but I guess this is
inherited from eclipse. You have to supply the folder inside which the
project file and the map files are.

> All I want to do is make a "project" file available to other users of 
> uDig.  Isn't this possible?

A project file no, but a project folder yes.
Technically at the moment there are some problems left over to absolute
path limitations, but together with Jesse we are working on a
consolidate mechanism that should collect and put all the project data
inside the project folder. At that point it will be "transportable".

Hope I answered to your question,
Andrea


> ESRI products have .mxd and .axl files that define the composition
> and symbology of a map.
> 
> Jesse Eichar wrote:
> > I'm still not completely sure of all your requirements.  There are
> > a few extension points that I might suggest:
> >
> > 1.  Startup extension.  It is an eclipse extension and basically it
> > is just a code block that is run when the application is started.
> > This would allow you to add the connection information into the
> > application 2.  MapInterceptor.  This allows you to intercept when
> > a map is created or openned which would allow you to add some
> > default layers to the map if you wish
> > 3.  LayerInterceptor: This allows you to intercept the creationof a 
> > layer and set a style on the layer when it is created.
> >
> >
> > I feel like I didn't answer your question.  The umap files still
> > exist in Documents and Settings/uDig.  there is also
> > a .localCatalog file that has connection information...
> >
> > Jesse
> >
> > On Oct 22, 2007, at 1:08 PM, David Adler wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jesse,
> >>
> >> The files certainly are buried.  I've scanned my whole system
> >> looking for these files and can't find them.
> >>
> >> Is 'plugin_customizations.ini' a text file that I should find in 
> >> "Documents and Settings" or in the uDig install directory on
> >> Windows?
> >>
> >> I don't want to turn off opening maps on startup.
> >>
> >> I want to be able to provide a file that contains the datasource 
> >> connection information, layers and styles to be applied with a 
> >> standard uDig installation.
> >>
> >> In an earlier version of uDig, I found an XML file with an
> >> extension of .umap which seemed to include the layer information.
> >>
> >> Or do I need to code my own custom application with uDig in the 
> >> Eclipse development environment?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> David
> >>
> >> Jesse Eichar wrote:
> >>> Hi David,
> >>>
> >>> The files are nicely buried.  The class StartupOpenMaps controls 
> >>> this behaviour.  If you want to disable this behaviour, it is 
> >>> controlled by a Project.UI preference.  There are a few ways to 
> >>> modify the preferences by using by: 
> >>> ProjectUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().setValue(PreferenceConstants.P_OPEN_MAPS_ON_STARTUP, 
> >>> false).
> >>>
> >>> A second way to modify the preference if  you are creating a
> >>> custom application, is to specify a properties file with the
> >>> preferences you want to specify.  If you look at the
> >>> net.refractions.udig plugin there is a file in the root called
> >>> plugin_customizations.ini.  This file specifies some of the
> >>> preferences we want to use in the uDig application.  You could
> >>> copy that and add:
> >>>
> >>> net.refractions.udig.project.ui/openMapsOnStartup = false
> >>>
> >>> to the file.
> >>>
> >>> There are probably more ways by changing environment variables
> >>> and so on.  But you'll have to check the eclipse help for that.
> >>>
> >>> Jesse
> >>>
> >>> On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:28 AM, David Adler wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Where in Windows does uDig keep the files that control what 
> >>>> projects/maps/layers are displayed when it starts up?  I've
> >>>> looked all over in "Documents and Settings" and "My Documents"
> >>>> and can't find anything.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm trying to port a 2002-vintage ArcExplorer .axl application
> >>>> to uDig and need some file to control uDig startup.
> >>>>
> >>>> The uDig File menu has an "Open Project" selection - what is it 
> >>>> looking for?
> >>>>
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