When processing and merging the layers, by default, users end up at the shape layer in the "variables" window. While one can switch frames, a more intuitive thing would be to move to an attributes layer view. Maybe #2 can also resolve this with adding a main option:
geoframe create <attribute_file> <shapefile>, [options id(_ID) setmain] or something similar.
This would also allow users to add and merge layers in a second step once the frames are defined. Otherwise one really needs to prepare the data at fairly early stage. This gets a bit counter-intuitive from a workflow perspective. Additionally, a very likely use case scenario is that users work with a base layer, while other layers add added on as enhancements.
When processing and merging the layers, by default, users end up at the shape layer in the "variables" window. While one can switch frames, a more intuitive thing would be to move to an attributes layer view. Maybe #2 can also resolve this with adding a
main
option:geoframe create <attribute_file> <shapefile>, [options id(_ID) setmain]
or something similar.This would also allow users to add and merge layers in a second step once the frames are defined. Otherwise one really needs to prepare the data at fairly early stage. This gets a bit counter-intuitive from a workflow perspective. Additionally, a very likely use case scenario is that users work with a base layer, while other layers add added on as enhancements.