Javascript Editing Tools Made Easy Blue Raster - Esri Developer Summit 2013 Lightning Talk
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The document summarizes a presentation given by Robert Winterbottom at the 2013 Esri International Developer Summit about editing tools made easy. The presentation discussed goals of configuring an editor widget for non-GIS users by keeping it simple and limiting tasks. It described drawing, erasing, and editing vertex tools assembled using Esri's JavaScript API and geometry service. The presentation also covered interacting with neighboring polygons and providing feedback using geometry service methods.
Javascript Editing Tools Made Easy Blue Raster - Esri Developer Summit 2013 Lightning Talk
- 1. 2013 Esri International Developer Summit March 25 - 28, 2013 Presented by: Robert Winterbottom Blue Raster
- 2. Editing tools made easy Goals Configure the editor widget to support non-GIS users Keep it simple Limit the tasks our users could perform Add additional capabilities to the editor widget
- 3. Keeping it simple Easily identifiable tools. Simple tools Draw/Erase Polygon and Freehand Polygon drawing Undo/ Redo Edit Vertices
- 4. Custom Editing Tools != “Reinvent the wheel”. Reassemble the wheel with components that were already available from Esri’s JavaScript API. Combination of draw toolbar, edit toolbar, and the Geometry Service.
- 5. Drawing Polygon or Freehand Polygon tool. Draw the shape and automatically join the geometries. Geometry Service Method: Union
- 6. Erasing Draw a shape and automatically remove that section from the polygon. Geometry Service Method: Difference
- 7. Editing Vertices Give our user greater precision. Great tool already. Snapping!
- 8. Interact with neighboring polygons Show neighboring polygons. Highlight overlapping polygons. Provide feedback. Geometry Service Methods: Buffer, Intersect, Relation
- 9. Thank you. Follow Blue Raster Twitter - @blueraster blueraster.com/blog Follow Me Twitter - @RWinter85 Github – Robert-W