[GRASS-dev] Re: g.gui

[Hamish]

Martin Landa wrote:
> What about changing -u flag to 'Modify default GUI setting', so
> GRASS_GUI would be touched only if -u is given.

-u for 'Update default GUI setting'. Alright.
It's in line with "don't do something I didn't ask to happen."


> > > > is type= the best word to use as the option name?
> > > >   gui=? start=? (like d.mon)   launch=?  ???= ?
...
> Suggestions are always welcomed...

All I can think of is flavor= but that's a bit funny.
?

>>>> Can the wxgui startup take a saved project file as a command
>>>> line option like d.m and gis.m? (dmrc=)
> > state=? (like nviz)  project=?   ???
...
> 'project' would be good or e.g. 'workspace' (it is called in GUI
> 'workspace file'). I am not sure if 'workspace' makes sense here,
> maybe calling it 'project' is better, suggestions?

Workspace could be ok. I worry that Project would be sounding too close
to LOCATION. It's a little long but in practice you don't have to give
the parser the whole word.


> BTW, are we going to backport g.gui to 6.3?, maybe not.

Sure why not? Less confusion later and some motivation to get it
finished now.


Hamish



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