Thursday, January 24, 2008

My wishlist for future versions of ArcGIS (ArcGIS 9.3, ArcGIS 10.X)

No, my wishlist does not include Vista support (I think they plan on it anyway), I honestly could care less if I have to switch to Vista.

Wishlist
- Different Scale for layout view and data view. It's so annoying having to set a bookmark for the layout view so you can get back to the display scale you want. Otherwise, if you have to zoom in to your map in data view, the layout gets all messed up. So annoying. ArcGIS could learn a lesson (somewhat) from AutoCAD's viewport system.

- Lockable features in Layout view (without having to use VBA codes). When you have 1000 elements in your layout view, clicking on one of them can sometimes be maddening.

-Fewer menus for text/feature symbology. Isnt it extremely annoying when you want to add a halo to some types you text or lines, you have to go through about 4-5 screens. Couldnt editing a feature be more streamlined?

-A text editor that feels like it wasn't made in 1995. This goes without being said.

More Soon...