| Re: [udig-devel] Editing and Displaying Styles for Map Layers |
Bruce, Bob (CON) wrote:
I have noticed that when I have styled a map layer and then go back into it to tweak the style that uDig doesn't display the current style settings but instead seems to start off at a blank style. Normally I would expect that the current style settings would be displayed and then I would be able to change these. Am I doing something wrong here or is this the current functionality of uDig? If it is the current functionality then are there plans to add the 'remembering' and editing of the current style to uDig, and if so then is there a timeline for this? Most GIS packages display the classification of the layer in the map legend but I don't see this in uDig at the current time. Are there plans to add this in the near future?
Hello Bob,You have caught us! It is currently the case that the "Theme" page of the Style Dialog is not persistent. The "Simple" page is persistent, but it hides elements from the "Theme" page (they are too complex for it), and the "XML" page is fully persistent (but few people speak SLD/XML). Our current plan is to revisit Styling in uDig 1.2 with full persistence and more intelligent, robust, and intuitive modification options.
At the moment there is a legend widget that may be applied to the map (in the layer menu). We are considering adding classification information as sub-elements of layers in the layers view -- this is up for discussion :).
If there is anything we can do to tide you over until 1.2, please let us know.
Cheers, Cory.