Optimize time selection in the User Interface
Issue #50
resolved
The time selection in the user interface could be optimized: (1) If one timestep in the top selection box "Initialisation" is chosen, it would be desirable, that only those timesteps could be chosen in the bottom selection box "Valid", for which data are available. If this information would not be present, at least the choice could be masked to the times t_valid >= t_initialisation (2) If one timestep has been chosen and displayed in the "Top View" (horizontal section), and then a "Side View" window (vertical section) is opened, the time choice could be transferred to the side view panel as the default time choice.
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@grooss @joernu76 I think we can close this?
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It's not perfect, but I also think it is sufficiently good.
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I added a patch that a valid time is chosen in the UI after getting capabilities from the server. That removes at least two enervating mouse clicks when testing and is also a better choice for dates when actually using MSS than the current date and time.
Interacting between different views might be difficult. Even within one view one valid time may not be valid for all available layers (see CLaMS and CAMS). As such it is not obvious to me, if we should change time to a valid one when the layer is changed or retain the currently selected date if one has falsely chosen the wrong layer.