[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #1400: preferences apply doesn't seem to do anything

GRASS GIS trac at osgeo.org
Tue Sep 13 12:21:04 EDT 2011


#1400: preferences apply doesn't seem to do anything
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 Reporter:  cmbarton     |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  6.4.2                    
Component:  wxGUI        |     Version:  unspecified              
 Keywords:  preferences  |    Platform:  MacOSX                   
      Cpu:  OSX/Intel    |  
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Comment(by cmbarton):

 Replying to [comment:4 hamish]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 martinl]:
 > > There is no OK button, only Cancel, Apply and Save.
 > > Dialog is not modal, and Apply closes the dialog.
 >
 > so IIUC [Apply] uses the new settings without saving to the wxrc?

 Right. That's how it's supposed to work AFAIK. That way you can make some
 settings for the current session but not have to save them for future
 sessions.

  I was wondering about that. which leads to the question of why call it
 "Apply" and not "Ok"? (I think Apply is kinda weird in most software,
 nothing grass specific)
 >
 >
 > shrug,
 > Hamish

 The second, somewhat related use of "apply" is so that you can change some
 parameters from a dialog and not have the dialog close (which is often the
 default behavior when the "OK" or similar button is pressed).

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1400#comment:6>
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