[GRASS-dev] GSoC Ideas

[Brendan]

Personally I like the new interface, but Maris' proposal for wizards to
create new projects sounds helpful. Rather than a startup screen that
stalls users, there could be temporary icons floating on the map canvas
that prompt users to create a new project in different ways. Would
disappear as soon as data is added to the map. A helpful guide/shortcut
that users could choose to ignore. Still, any startup hints might be
annoying like Clippy the infamous paperclip. I can find an example from
other software if the idea is of interest. Or the logo that pops up when
you start GRASS could have buttons for creating new projects; if a user
doesn't click on them while GRASS is starting, then it will open in the
default / previous project.
Best, Brendan

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM Anna Petrášová via grass-dev <
grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> I agree with Vero. I am not sure we had enough time to evaluate the
> current state yet. I don't remember the details of our discussions, so if
> you provide a description of what exactly you mean, that would be helpful.
> In terms of a GSoC project, the main issue I see is that the mentors need
> to provide clear instructions on what the student should do, especially for
> this case, and we apparently don't have a consensus here. So I would be
> willing to mentor it only as long as we develop a plan ahead of time we can
> all agree on. Given the past experience, I am somewhat skeptical we can all
> agree on something:) But I'll try to be open to ideas!
>
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 8:12 AM Veronica Andreo <veroandreo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Maris,
>>
>> Would you mind sharing more details on this idea? I'm afraid I was not
>> able to attend/hear the discussion about this welcome screen in Prague. I
>> hope though we do not end up with a new startup screen. It took so much
>> time to reach an agreement and finally remove it.
>>
>> Vero
>>
>> El jue, 15 feb 2024 a las 9:00, Maris Nartiss (<maris.gis at gmail.com>)
>> escribió:
>>
>>> Hello Anna, Vero.
>>> I added the welcome screen idea we discussed during our Prague
>>> meeting. I think it would be a good GSOC project as it is quite easy
>>> and at the same time will allow to understand if it is the way to go.
>>> Anna, would you be able to be a co-mentor as it is a GUI project? Or
>>> who else could be?
>>> Vero, your user-centric view also would be valuable.
>>> Please edit the wiki accordingly.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Māris.
>>>
>>> sestd., 2024. g. 3. febr., plkst. 06:34 — lietotājs Anna Petrášová via
>>> grass-dev (<grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org>) rakstīja:
>>> >
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > I created a GSoC Ideas 2024 page on grasswiki (as opposed to trac
>>> wiki, which I think we should be moving away from):
>>> > https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GSoC_Ideas_2024
>>> >
>>> > It's not updated yet, I plan to add more topics. If you want to mentor
>>> a topic, we can discuss it here.
>>> >
>>> > Anna
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>>
>>
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