[GRASS-dev] Single big window for GRASS7

[Vaclav Petras]

Hi Swapan,

now I see that there is not much about what is needed for the big
single window. I will update it now.

Vaclav

On 12 February 2013 12:45, SWAPAN GHOSH <swap.ghsh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Vaclav,
>
> You are true that we already discussed. I will see the development page.
>
> Regards,
>
> SWAPAN
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Vaclav Petras <wenzeslaus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I though that we three already discussed this topic but I cannot find
>> the thread. Anyway, I totally agree that GRASS needs one big single
>> window (we should also keep the old behavior to satisfy existing
>> users). For this a refactoring of the wxGUI source code is needed.
>> Anna and I already did some work on it but still it is not possible to
>> build one big single window.
>>
>> It will take some time to finish refactoring. Python, wxPython and
>> object oriented programming are necessary. Here is the page about
>> development:
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/Refactoring
>> and some guide (not finished):
>> http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI_Programming_Howto
>>
>> Vaclav
>>
>>
>> On 12 February 2013 07:56, Rashad M <mohammedrashadkm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I had developed Catalog in 2010 before grass7 and updated it for grass
>> > 6.4,
>> > 6.5 & to 7. But since there is no much interest and another problem is
>> > wxpython. Other developers needs to keep MapFrame as wx.Frame and I
>> > completely support their decision. But wxPython doesnt allow to embed
>> > wx.Frame inside antoher wx.Frame.
>> >
>> > To have a single display wx.Frame should be changed to wx.Panel. But the
>> > detached window will not be possible and there are issues with status
>> > bar
>> > and stuff.
>> >
>> > If there is an option in wx.Frame inside wx.Frame I would love to work
>> > on
>> > DataCatalog.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:13 PM, SWAPAN GHOSH <swap.ghsh at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear Rashad,
>> >>
>> >>  I see your link and understand that core committe is very much
>> >> interested
>> >> for multiple window. But I can't understand why, where many big
>> >> application
>> >> like Microsoft Visual studio, Microsoft Word , ArcGIS...etc likes SDI.
>> >> Actually, SDI is more user friendlly, every body accept it. So why
>> >
>> >
>> > you mean MDI right?
>> > see this thread -
>> >
>> > http://wxpython-users.1045709.n5.nabble.com/wxPython-MDI-is-obsolete-td2281512.html
>> >
>> >>
>> >> we not advance it to market standard.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>  Actually GRASS catalog is just approach,not complete application
>> >> because
>> >> display pane is small than layer pane.display pane is not attached with
>> >> command console,search module and python shell. More over when we
>> >> minimize
>> >> the big window then display will disappear.
>> >>
>> >>  As due to lack of my python knowledge I can not recover the problem as
>> >> stated above.
>> >>
>> >>  Please don't mind your approach is great.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks & Regards,
>> >>
>> >> SWAPAN
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Rashad M <mohammedrashadkm at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I had asked list long back regarding integrated gui. please see this
>> >>> thread[0]. What GRASS needs is to maitain current style and  add
>> >>> integrated
>> >>> ui as optional.
>> >>>
>> >>> Btw, what do you mean by "unable to advance to a suitable single
>> >>> window".
>> >>> if catalog is running then it should show up a single window
>> >>>
>> >>> [0]
>> >>>
>> >>> http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/GRASS-dev-GRASS-Integreated-GUI-td4511608.html
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM, SWAPAN GHOSH <swap.ghsh at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Dear all,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Any body can tell me the progress of proposed single window
>> >>>> developement
>> >>>> for GRASS GIS. Actually, I am C/C++  developer. I have not much
>> >>>> knowledge in
>> >>>> Python. As RASAD give me the source code for GRASS CATALOG. I build
>> >>>> it
>> >>>> successfuly. But from this  I am unable to advance it to a suitable
>> >>>> single
>> >>>> window. But I need it very much.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks in advance.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> SWAPAN GHOSH
>> >>>>
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>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>>    Rashad
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> >    Rashad
>> >
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