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Turn off Coordinates in search results? #116

Closed AJLinn closed 1 year ago

AJLinn commented 6 years ago

Is it possible to remove the decimal latitude, decimal longitude, and coordinate error columns in the search results view using the "add or remove data columns" tool? This information is NEVER useful for the UAM:EH or UAM:Art search results - we care about the specific locality not the precise coordinates. If I could hide those columns I could show other information that is much more important for my users.

dustymc commented 6 years ago

You cannot - I need those data for mapping, which includes a bunch of things that happen behind the scenes. I might be able to find a way to do that and not show them, but that might also be confusing for various reasons. Probably an AWG discussion.

And FWIW precision should always be explicit - coordinate error zero or NULL should always be interpreted as "we have no idea" rather that "infinitely precise." "Coordinates" (a shape really, even if it's mostly a circle and even if we don't always have the resources to display it properly) are as precise as you make them.

And because maps are fun, here's how your collection maps.

screen shot 2018-05-17 at 11 24 30 am

That thing out in the middle of the Atlantic is https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UAM:EH:UA2013-009-0013AB

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UAM:EH:UA2014-003-0018 is a bit soggy as well.

AJLinn commented 6 years ago

You cannot - I need those data for mapping, which includes a bunch of things that happen behind the scenes. I might be able to find a way to do that and not show them, but that might also be confusing for various reasons. Probably an AWG discussion.

I figured as much. It would just be nice to be able to make those columns as narrow as possible until we have more of our collection mapped. I do love the mapping capabilities and this map is awesome... despite the soggy ones out there. I especially love the ones from the middle of the Greenlandic ice sheet, which are items found under the ice in a science lab!

I will update those soggy ones... thanks!

dustymc commented 6 years ago

narrow as possible

Better labels would help.

Rounding error and possibly coordinates would help in some cases, and probably won't mess too many things up too badly if we keep it reasonable. (That'll be less-true for "bigger" units.)

I enabled columnSelectable so you should be able to right-click on the header table row and turn things off (next release, hopefully tonight). I think that works via cookies so it should persist in your browser, but it will NOT follow your user around like the "normal" customization stuff.

screen shot 2018-05-21 at 10 53 05 am

I can in fact hide columns while still having the data available for my behind-the-scenes needs, hidden columns do appear in the download, but the above right-click thing - a second weirdly-related way to turn things on/off - is the only way to make them visible.

I'm happy to do whatever within those technical constraints. Flagging "needs discussion."

AJLinn commented 6 years ago

I enabled columnSelectable so you should be able to right-click on the header table row and turn things off (next release, hopefully tonight). I think that works via cookies so it should persist in your browser, but it will NOT follow your user around like the "normal" customization stuff.

SWEET! Thanks - this is so much better...

Jegelewicz commented 1 year ago

I am closing this - it will be covered in documentation on the new search form.