[GRASS-dev] rename wxgrass / g.gui

[Martin Landa]

Hi,

2008/2/9, Martin Landa <landa.martin at gmail.com>:
> > > I remember there was discussion about renaming wxgrass [1]. Before
> > > wxgui will be used by users, I would like to raise this question
> > > again.
> > ...
> > > [1]
> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2007-August/032604.html
> >
> > the whole thread, more ideas:
> >  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.devel/21880
> >
> >
> > > I think we should rename wxgrass script to wxgui
> >
> > +1, although it is a bit generic?
> > eg possible namespace collision with python-gnuradio. [apt-file search]
> > (that seems just to be a directory name, but ...)
> > I guess as long as it's an internal grass module and not in /usr/bin
> > it's ok?
>
> hm, wxgui is maybe too much generic name. When we have g.gui, we don't
> need to copy wxgrass/wxgui script to $GISBASE/scripts. $GISBASE/etc/wx
> (or better $GISBASE/etc/wxpython) would be sufficient place . The
> wxgui will be started via g.gui type=wxpython.
>
> > > and create module like g.gui or whatever (?)
> >
> > +0 for the name. Sounds ok.
> >
> > I suppose g.gui will be a script, and it should use the normal parser
> > unless there is some big reason not to. So --tcltk option would become
> >   g.gui gui=[wxpy|tcltk|oldtcltk]
> > or whatever names you like, with the default set to ...
> >
> > IIUC d.m and gis.m will be dropped for GRASS 7. I think it is ok to
>
> +1
>
> > mandate Python for GRASS 7 but we should keep it optional for GRASS 6.
> > .... So what language to write g.gui in?
> > Both /bin/sh + .bat versions depending on platform via Makefile magic?
> > Do it in C?
>
> Not sure, I wrote draft in C
>
> http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/43

I summarized the issues on wiki

http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/WxPython-based_GUI_for_GRASS#Issues

Martin

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