[GRASS-dev] Re: a better console and better diff

[Michael Barton]

For those that ask, here is a set of screenshots showing using the  
proposed terminal to enter a simple grass command. Hard to capture the  
actual action, but perhaps this series 1-4 conveys it.

http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton/files/grass_screenshots/console1.jpg
http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton/files/grass_screenshots/console2.jpg
http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton/files/grass_screenshots/console3.jpg
http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton/files/grass_screenshots/console4.jpg

Michael

On Dec 10, 2009, at 6:54 PM, Michael Barton wrote:

> A quick note. I forgot to mention that there is also command history
> as before. Press ctrl-up or ctrl-down.
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> Michael
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> On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Michael Barton wrote:
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>> First, thanks to all who advised me on making a diff that actually
>> patches correctly (I hope).
>>
>> Here is a console with full autocomplete and calltips. For GRASS 6.5
>>
>> I've put it on auto to show how it can work, but the autocompletion
>> could move to control key combinations too.
>>
>>
>> --Type a grass command. When you get to the ".", it brings up an
>> autocomplete list of relevant commands. Keep typing (or mouse up/ 
>> down)
>> until you find the one you want and hit return.
>>
>> --Press <tab> to see full calltips of command syntax for each command
>> entered (one command per line please)
>>
>> --As you type the command arguments, hitting "=" and "," following an
>> "=[string]" combination will bring up context-sensitive lists of
>> relevant maps or other data sets (e.g. regions where appropriate).
>>
>> --You can type ctrl-space to bring up a context sensitive list of  
>> maps
>> for raster, vector, etc. at any place in the command.
>>
>> --Pressing return on the command line will run it.
>>
>> This will accept shell commands (redirects and pipes don't work but
>> could), grass commands without arguments (brings up the GUI dialogs),
>> and grass commands with the short form arguments (r.info mymap) as
>> well as full grass commands with argument=value format.
>>
>> ****IMPORTANT WARNING***** Turn OFF the preferences/configuration for
>> default raster color tables. This is causing a bug to affect any
>> command entered from this console or the existing command prompt.
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>> console_example4
>> .patch><ATT00001.txt><goutput.py><wxgui.py><ATT00002.txt>
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