[GRASS-dev] Re: a better console and better diff

[Martin Landa]

Hi,

2009/12/16 Tim Michelsen <timmichelsen at gmx-topmail.de>:
>>> I personally don't mind separate input and output windows.
> -1
> I would like to see:
> 1 Tab for the layer manager, 2dn tab for the command window.
>
> Maybe there could be the option to optionally redirect the output into a
> text file in
> /tmp/grass.log?
>
>> I think that separate windows make more sense, but it's worth allowing
>> the input window to be a multi-line field with line-wrap and vertical
>> scrolling, rather than a single-line field with horizontal scrolling.
>> The latter can be annoying when entering long commands.
> +1

wxGUI should support also MDI [1]. More then two windows in SDI could
be too many...

+1 add support for MDI
+1 keep two windows (Map Display and Layer Manager) in SDI (sure you
can open more Map Displays)
+1 keep separated command prompt and log area as different widgets

Martin

[1] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI#General_GUI_Design

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