Desktop Explorer Beta - SDE Connect

[TedCronin]

It would be nice to have the same sde dialog that we see with 10.1.  The dialog in this release is what we used to have with 10.0 and prior.

What is the service format?  sde:sqlserver:machine_name.


Also would be nice to have a more interactive version change dialog, but then perhaps since I am having issues with connecting it may be more interactive.

[TedCronin]

Performance still lags with this release with large datasets.  Defaults to one color for layers added, seems like there could be some randomization for the symbols when they get added, like in ArcMap.

Love the Tables capability though.

[TedCronin]

Seems like a lot of work to populate the layer description, couldn't this get populated via Item Description.

Lots of refresh issues with dragging the window around the screen.  I see lots of trails. 

Love the pop up window.

[TedCronin]

Is there a 64 bit version?

What's the purpose of the Pin for the pop up window.  I don't seem to be able to dock the Identify window.

If I drag the Pop up window either off the Map over Windows Desktop or over the TOC, I lose the arrow to the property.  Is this expected?

[TedCronin]

If I navigate to a locator on ArcGIS online for Riverside City Streets from a package(locator package), I receive an error.  Is this expected.  It appears I can add LPKs.  Like the integration, and ability to query out by Space (Extent), but I suppose I am still testing.  Seems pretty slow, where when downloading a LPK in one window and trying to do further searches in the Search tool.  I can select Text in the search box, and use the vertical scroll bar to view more LPKs, but very bad performance.

[TedCronin]

I received a Stop running this script? Web Browser dialog from the Searching ArcGIS Online window.  A script on this page is causing your web browser to run slowly.  If it continues to run, your computer...


Looks like this killed my LPK download as well.

[TedCronin]

This release looks and behaves like the old code base for explorer, or is this using the new Runtime?  Or is the Runtime code base coming for the 2013 release?