[GRASS-dev] GUI feedback

[Martin Landa]

Hi,

2009/12/10 Tim Michelsen <timmichelsen at gmx-topmail.de>:
> * What is the "Search" field above the "CMD>" for? It doesn't effect
> anything here.

You can search modules based description or keywords. Try to type
'buffer', <tab><tab>, right arrow and you get a list of selected
modules.

[...]

> * The self completing command line is kicking. I could imagine to see
> all options of a command when typing it's name but greyed out. When
> continue typing, they could become active.

Right, or the complete command could be printed to statusbar.


> * the completion does at times need a ' ' after the '='

?

> * d.zoom map=elevation_shade does not zoom to the layer extends.

d.zoom works only with X monitors.

> * after adding a new layer group and selecting it, the next layer does
> not get automatically added to that group.

It's a bug. Please report it.

>        only after a layer is shifted in the group and selected, the next layer
> will be put into the group.

> * There are numerous dialogs which still require to enter the layer name
> manually instead of selecting from a list (g.region, r.region).

? E.g. 'rast' parameter enables selecting raster map... ?

> * as pointed out by the shell geeks, selection of layers from a
> location/mapset with many layers could be more effective. Maybe a
> incremental search would help.

Yes.

> * Grass Extension manager (Very nice idea!!!) cannot install due to make
> errors.

Do you mean gem or g.extension?

Martin

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