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Re: [udig-users] Exporting a shapefile to PostGIS
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Pierre Racine wrote:
So since I don't like to be the one who complains without bringing solutions, I'll do my homework and hope this can help you guys. I desinstalled uDig 1.1-RC14 and started again what I wanted to do, taking notes by the way.
Thanks muchly; I have provided a few comments inline where I can be helpful.
1) Remove the splashscreen - uDig open on a sort of splashscreen preventing to see the real stuff. I did not expect to have to close this screen/window to see the "Project" pane and begin to work. Please open a "Tips of the day" window instead. It is more usual. uDig is not a web page. I expect it to behavior like other (Windows) softwares.
Fair enough; this is a one time thing and is supposed to show the
documentation and generally welcome people to the application for the
first time.
2) Let it be french or english but not both - My computer's Regional setting are set to "Francais (Canada)". This is probably why uDig menus are all mixed with french and english. Please provide us with a french AND an english version, not a bilingual one. Otherwise, do not force us to a default language or at least give us an option to change it in the preferences. Personnally I prefer to install open source softwares in english so I'm sure I can find interface concept in the best documentation available (usually the english one).
We are holding the 1.1.0 release while translations are being made by
the community; if the French translation is not complete it will be dropped.
My next task is to open a shapefile since I want to export it to PostGIS...
3) Name an apple an apple - I click on the "Couche" menu (Layer) and then on "Ajouter" (Add). To my surprise there is no option for "shapefile". I take a minute to realize that it actually belongs to the "Files" category. Is the word "shapefile" taboo at Refractions?
Nope we use Shapefile, and ArcSDE is right there as well :-) We just
support many file formats; it is way nicer to be able to select several
files in one go.
11) Documentation - Too few is worse than nothing... Why not making it a wiki. We could help. For now it's
The wiki is here - it is what we gather up for the documentation
included with the application:
http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN
You should also find the live wiki as a book in the help system so you
always have the latest information.
This was my first experience with uDig. 3 hours. Imagine a week... I guess udig wasn't really made for what I wanted to do. I hope.
You may want to go through the walkthrough 1 and walkthrough 2
documentation to see what uDig can do; your initial assumptions however
are *great* and exactly the kind of feedback we need. As Paul pointed
out all enter into this conversation from a different angle and with
different expectations.
Jody
