[GRASS-dev] New splash screen for GRASS GIS 7?

[Vaclav Petras]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Vaclav Petras <wenzeslaus at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > The
> > gray in the background of the image is the one of the window done using
> > transparency so it should always match with the window. Unfortunately,
this
> > will fail miserably when somebody has dark window background color or
green
> > one (text or logo will be invisible).

> If technically possible as a test if the window background is dark and
> if yes, replace transparency with some white?

That's good idea which actually could work quite smoothly.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Vaclav Petras <wenzeslaus at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > I would also like to change some terms used in the startup window.
Namely,
> > avoid using ambiguous word "project". If it is not clear, use "GRASS
> > location", otherwise just "location". Same for mapset. We should also
let
> > the translators know that location and mapset should not be translated,
or
> > translated very carefully.
>
> The "project" has been introduced in the past to de-confuse user
> coming from "other" GIS.
> "Location" alone is not quite clear I fear.

I see the motivation but random rename of one thing at one place is just
adding to confusion. If we need explanation, then we need something like
explanation in some less prominent color, similarly to what is in GUI
elsewhere (see attachment). Broad rename is out of question I guess.

Project is very ambiguous, it is location, mapset or GUI workspace? For me
project is usually mapset, sometimes in combination with GUI workspace and
this how I explain that to people.

For non-GIS people, seeing project and projection without further
explanation might be also quite challenging. These details could be
included in the less visible text or in the message box/area I was
suggesting earlier.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Newcomb, Doug <doug_newcomb at fws.gov>
wrote:
>
> Would location directory be clearer than just location?
>
It could be just my English but "location directory" sounds very similar to
"directory of location" or "location's directory". If something then I
currently see GRASS location and GRASS mapset as the only option.

Moreover, you have already GIS Data Directory, which is actually (GRASS)
GIS database already.

Using directories and files in terminology is dangerous, there is also
written that mapset is a directory with GIS files. Leaving aside what GIS
file could be, this creates impression that mapset is just a directory with
some files which you can manipulate directly. As a result people who
actually read the stuff, move around the content of mapset manually, break
the mapset, and are surprised that GRASS cannot open the individual files
("GIS files") from file manger. Location and mapset have nature of a
database then directories, ESRI File GeoDatabase (or whatever is the name)
is basically what GRASS location and mapset is. Location and mapset being
sort of database storage of course nicely messes with GISDBASE being
database at least by name.

Vaclav
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