Re: [udig-devel] Always have a layer on top (glass pane?)

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The concept has just been introduced it is true; Jesse was able to make 
an SDK from trunk so perhaps we can ask him to again.

If not you will need to check it out from source; there are instructions 
on the wiki.
Jody
> Hello Mario,
>
> Mario Nuñez Jimenez wrote:
> > Hello,
> > thank you so much Ugo,
> > but there is a major question... what of this possibilities are 
> > avaibable with UDIG1.1RC14-sdk ???
>
> I don't know for sure, but my guess is no. I take form a recent mail 
> (from 2008-10-02) that the concept has just been introduced.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ugo
>
> > Thank you in advance.
> > Cheers!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: udig-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:udig-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ugo 
> > Taddei
> > Sent: lunes, 06 de octubre de 2008 18:31
> > To: User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS
> > Subject: RE: [udig-devel] Always have a layer on top (glass pane?)
> >
> > Hello mario,
> >
> > Mario Nuñez Jimenez said:
> > > Hello,
> > > thank you for answering. It is sad but true, this is very difficult...
> > > I am not sure if I did understand...
> > > The glass pane is a Swing component?
> >
> > the glass pane is also a concept, and has an impl in udig for you to
> > annotate yours maps. Other solutions for your problem are (1) use a 
> > normal
> > layer and programmatically ensure it's always on top, and (2) use a
> > MapGraphic. there are good examples on the svn (code examples and
> > tutorial). I'm afraid the examples are not easy to understand, as one
> > requires a lot of background on eclipse.
> >
> >
> > I was thinking in a Udig layer
> > > to represent geographical information not a special swing pane...
> >
> > What layer is it? Shapefile, DB, ? I'm sure you can implement in udig 
> > what
> > you want, but there are ways which are more appropriate than others.
> >
> > Ugo
> >
> > > I am doubting if would be of help this component for the purposes I 
> > > have.
> > > Thank you anyway I till take a look.
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: udig-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:udig-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ugo 
> > > Taddei
> > > Sent: lunes, 06 de octubre de 2008 16:10
> > > To: User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS
> > > Subject: Re: [udig-devel] Always have a layer on top (glass pane?)
> > >
> > > Hello Mario,
> > >
> > > I'm answering for 2 reasons: (1) compassion (I know how difficult it is
> > > :-) and (2) The udig people are available only in a few hours' time, so
> > > I hope my answer will get you going. For a more competent one, do wait.
> > >
> > > Mario Nuñez Jimenez wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I was talking with Jody Garnett about what I need,
> > > >
> > > > He tolds me about something called Glass Pane and also Seagull Demo.
> > > The demo is the repository: check out the
> > > net.refractions.udig.tutorials.rcp. The app has a menu for the users to
> > > turn the seagull glass pane on.
> > >
> > > > I am using udig-1.1-RC14-sdk to develop my own application as a RCP.
> > > >
> > > > I need to have a layer always and I want not to be shown in layer view
> > > > as a normal layer.
> > > >
> > > > Then it would be a layer only modified programmatically, I mean a 
> > > > layer
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > > show additional information in Map view but not able to be modified by
> > > > users.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Then I have several questions to ask:
> > > >
> > > > It is possible with this version of Udig sdk?
> > > I'm not sure if the seagull is available for 1.1.
> > >
> > > > Is this a glass pane? How it works?
> > > A glass pane is a (often) transparent component which is always on top
> > > of the other components. See the images under "Special-Purpose
> > > Containers" at
> > > http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/ui/features/components.html
> > >
> > > You can paint on your glass pane as you'd do on a normal component.
> > >
> > > I don't want to confuse you, but isn't that something one could/should
> > > do with a map graphic?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Can someone give me some tips to start working with it?
> > > My tip: check the current code form the SVN and let the rcp demo run.
> > >
> > > > What is the seagull demo?
> > > It's a demo, on which the "seagulls" (not more than a bunch of red 
> > > dots)
> > > are "flying" around your map, but always on the glass pane. (Please do
> > > use your imagination :-)
> > >
> > > > Can I have more than one?
> > > Seagulls or demos ;-)
> > >
> > > Your problem might simply be to hack the LayersView and make sure the
> > > layer is always on top (as Jody said in a previous email). Is this
> > > special layer a normal udig layer, or is something you building 
> > > yourself?
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > >
> > > Ugo
> > >
> > > > Thank you in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
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