mapbox/tilemill — Issue #879: interface to browse local filesystem to add a layer
Author: ajashton
Created: 2011-11-04 16:47:08+00:00
State: open
Labels: wishlist

Since TileMill can resolve absolute paths to local files, it would be extremely useful to have a file browsing interface in the add layer view. There are security issues here, ie a TileMill server accepting remote connections should only allow browsing of certain directories. But for a local TileMill user (eg, just running the Mac app) this is a big deal.

The problem is that the data library concept is not flexible enough for users who have existing directories full of data spread about their filesystem and organized in a particular way.