[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-trac] #12: gis.m->Help->About system doesn't work (launches another gis.m instance)

[GRASS-trac]

#12: gis.m->Help->About system doesn't work (launches another gis.m instance)
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  Reporter:  neteler  |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  major    |   Milestone:  6.3.0                    
 Component:  default  |     Version:  unspecified              
Resolution:           |    Keywords:                           
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Comment (by cmbarton):

 Replying to [ticket:12 neteler]:
 > Clicking on 'About System' within the gis.m Help menu launches a new set
 of gis.m windows instead of opening a tcl/tk window with system
 parameters. The newly created gis manager toolbar says "Tk System
 Information".
 >
 > PS: moved here from
 http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=204&aid=553&group_id=21

 Is this function worth the trouble of trying to fix? It is very old,
 heavily patched code. It returns the following information from within the
 GRASS TclTk GUI, but I think better information could be had by utilities
 common to all systems on which GRASS runs.

  "Platform               "
  "Operating System       "
  "OS Version             "
  "Processor Type (arch)  "
  "User Name              "
  "Hostname               "
  "Tcl Version            "
  "Name of Executable     "
  "Tcl Version/Patchlevel "
  "Full OS ID             "
  "Name of current Script "

 Michael

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/12#comment:1>
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