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Hi Anita,<br>
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My comments on UI are inline.<br>
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Andreas, you kind of contradict yourself - at least
regarding UI/UX - when you later (correctly) state:</div>
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sorry, if I did.<br>
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from the fact that nobody is really wearing the UI/UX
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also need to be a decent developer and build QGIS
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Here I disagree slightly:<br>
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There are 127 people subscribed to the UX list - so at least
interest seems to be high! Ok - some may mix up the UX list with the
users lists ;-) this happens from time to time.<br>
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You don't have to be a core developer to work on improving the UI.
Everybody can do dialog mockups. If you are not a developer, you
can/need to team up with a developer who can implement your ideas. I
am sure you can find a good core dev to collaborate with you, if you
come up with specific proposals. At least I always got assistance
from a dev, when I needed help.<br>
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Also testing is not too hard - it takes a bit of initial work to
install a development environment - but once this initial work is
done, it is very easy to pull the most recent changes, compile and
test.<br>
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Here are two resources to help you:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qgis/QGIS/master/INSTALL">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qgis/QGIS/master/INSTALL</a> - I
followed this install/compile instructions and it works! I am not a
developer, but I can handle it.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gis.uster.ch/dokumentation/qgis/installation">https://gis.uster.ch/dokumentation/qgis/installation</a> - some useful
github instructions - sorry, this is mostly in german.<br>
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Its not black magic ;-)<br>
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Also, at the developer meeting, there is a very good opportunity to
get assistance how to get a compile environment. The dev meeting is
a very good opportunity to grab a core dev and work on UI ideas ;-)<br>
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Note that I agree that the project could do/focus more on the UI
aspect. But again - there need to be clear plans, proposals and
manageable chunks of work.<br>
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Andreas<br>
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