Scott Ellington’s Blog

Before Appomattox, I have had experience building GIS interfaces from the ground up, but mainly in the web application world. So let me tell you, building a quality GIS interface on the desktop is orders of magnitude harder.
Part I: Scrollbars
In a map, scrollbars serve the purpose of showing that more of the map [...]

As I started planning for Appomattox, I realized that I completely lacked the expertise to write a complex desktop application. So, I decided to help out a little with another project, MonoDevelop. I have written a “Welcome Page” add-in, which brings up an aesthetically appealing screen on startup with common actions [...]