23 Aug
2019
23 Aug
'19
10:45 a.m.
Hi Fawad, Hi all,
Hi Stéphane, all,
Hope all of you are in good health.
I wanted to clarify how I should make the map editor so that we are on the same page.
What I have in mind is a map with tools for creating points, paths and shapes. The user
will be able to set basic options like the title, style and popup content from the map
editor. The user will define the xwiki space the map items will be created in and then
each map item will be created with the given title and content. If no title is given, the
map item will be numbered according to its type e.g. Point1, Point2 if there are 2
untitled points.
What do you think of this? Please let me know so I can start working on it.
yes, I think it would be useful indeed. For generating page names in case non is typed by
the user, you could use the UIN Service:
<https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/UIN%20Script%20Service>
+1 for making the editor available directly from the application home page.
Cheers
Stéphane
Thanks,
Fawad
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 7:01 PM Fawad Ali <m.fawaadali98(a)gmail.com
<mailto:m.fawaadali98@gmail.com>> wrote:
Stephane,
I think the users would require an editor.
Having to create each shape separately would be cumbersome for them. Especially with
the case of indoor structures where potentially 10-20 shapes would be created for each
level on average.
If an advance user does want to link marker icons with facet values he can use the
same kind of images for points and attach a custom class object to categorize them. I
don't think it should be prioritized above the editor.
Best,
Fawad
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 5:51 PM Stéphane Laurière <slauriere(a)xwiki.com
<mailto:slauriere@xwiki.com>> wrote:
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Stéphane Laurière
XWiki – https://xwiki.com
Stéphane,
Thanks for the review.
I understand that shapes should be separate objects.
Then, we need a way for users to easily create the large number of shapes required for
each level of indoor structures.
Should I create a separate shape editor that will easily generate a number of shapes
inside a specific space? How does that sound?
It would be useful indeed, it seems we're reaching the point where we
consider doing a real map editor in addition to a map viewer. I'm just wondering how
it goes in terms of priorities and preferences, since having a working structure for
dealing with semi-advanced map styles (I have in mind in particular the capacity to
associate marker icons with facet values) and also a full-fledged demo showcasing all the
major features would be interesting as well. It depends on your inclination really, I feel
like you prefer progressing on the editor? Do you still plan to write a small report by
the end of the GSoC as well?
Stéphane