[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2042: wxgui: no more menu access to r.in.gdal / v.in.ogr

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#2042: wxgui: no more menu access to r.in.gdal / v.in.ogr
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 Reporter:  mlennert                  |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  wxGUI                     |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  r.in.gdal, v.in.ogr, gui  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified               |  
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Comment(by hamish):

 As long at the button is worded correctly and put in an appropriate place,
 it doesn't have to be confusing. Putting it along side as a menu item
 might be confusing for sure. Typing 'r.in.gdal --ui' (//are you saying
 that just 'r.in.gdal' will not cause the module GUI to open?) from a
 command prompt requires prior knowledge of the module's name and knowing
 how to do that. Neither is inherently "discoverable" or self-documenting.
 The --ui trick is hardly widely known outside of the development team.

 see also the cartographic composer's way of launching the ps.map dialog
 from the File menu. It's there if you want/need it, but not likely to
 confuse new users.


 > Similarly for the other modules which have special frontend, e.g.
 > i.group. From my personal experience, the user in the class were
 > very confused when they got different GUI dialog when running
 > i.group from the menu and command prompt.

 I would suggest the solution there is different wording titlebar etc text
 in the wizard version. i.e. give them better hints along the way to guide
 their expectations. (easier said than done of course)


 regards,
 Hamish

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