I’d like to ask a question of other uDIG users about the stability of the product in general.
On several occasions I have had uDIG do something unexpected.
Sometimes the WMS service (eg NASA JPL OnEarth) doesn’t load (granted this isn’t a uDIG issue necessarily).
Other times it just locks up and won’t redraw. Mostly I find certain parts frustrating in trying to nut out intuitively.
This is someone with many years of ArcView 3 experience and ArcMap as well.
I am also trying to figure out how to add multi-part shapes, and for the life of me I can’t figure it out.
Our field staff have a need to trace (or import) multipart polygons and then cut donut holes in them (representing unburnt areas for example).
The next step is to see how DBF data (part of the shapefile) can be presented in forms in uDIG.
In the past we’ve found with ArcView 3 the more customisations you make, the more complicated and flaky the product becomes.
As uDIG is one of the primary candidates for a wide release I’d like to make sure it is stable enough to recommend.
Obviously uDIG has showed great promise, otherwise I wouldn’t even be asking.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Shaun Kolomeitz,
Senior Technical Officer
Business and Asset Services
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Division
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