[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1897: grass7 wxgui query: allow copying individual elements from query results

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#1897: grass7 wxgui query: allow copying individual elements from query results
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 Reporter:  mlennert     |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  wxGUI        |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  query        |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified  |  
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Comment(by annakrat):

 Replying to [ticket:1897 mlennert]:
 > In the current implementation of map querying in the grass7 wxgui, when
 you click on the display a dedicated window ("Query results") opens with
 the r/v.what results. One can copy the complete window contents to the
 clipboard, but not individual elements.

 This is a limitation of wxPython. There are a few possibilities what to
 do:

  * on right click show context menu with 'copy selected value'
  * add checkbox 'show query results also in command console'
  * let the user choose in preferences if to use the dialog or not (use
 command console)


 > Linked to that one might also question the need of the dedicated display
 window. Why not simply continue to use the console output ?

 The dialog has some advantages:

  * dialog is more natural for new and not advanced users
  * the results are better organized, for example the output of raster
 querying for more maps is a mess (but I understand that this argument is
 more about the formatting than using dialog)
  * dialog uses tree structure, so you can hide some results


 Regards,

 Anna

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