[GRASS5] right mouse button/ GRASS Monitor

[Eric G . Miller]

On Sun, Oct 22, 2000 at 07:27:35PM +0100, Markus Neteler wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> a common problem for new users (and sometimes even experienced)
> is that all GRASS monitor queries have to be finished with
> right mouse button. This is something regularly ignored by
> (new) users. Then they will wonder why the monitor is locked
> and does not respond furtherly.
> 
> This is a conceptual question - I have no good idea to
> overcome the problem. But my suggestion is to add a
> "timeout error" to the right mouse button which would
> finish such queries (a.k.a. exiting the module like d.what.rast etc).
> Then at least, say some seconds, the monitor would be back
> functioning instead of being blocked.
> 
> This problem I face regularly within my seminars as the monitor
> management is rather different to other GIS software.
> 
> What do you think?

Would this be in the modules themselves?  If so, I think that's okay.
I'd hesitate to put it at the driver level, since in some instances it
might not be appropriate (v.digit, for instance).
 

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