[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 mlennert):

 I would like to revive this discussion. Recently, I imported a vector file
 with the wxgui import wizard. I got a message that there were a series of
 errors and a hint to try to set a specific snapping distance. However, in
 the wizard there is no way to set the snap parameter and there is no way
 to get from the wizard to the actual module. You have to be an informed
 user to know that you have to launch the module from the terminal, or with
 the --ui option.

 Again, I plead very strongly for not dumbing down the GUI too much and for
 leaving passages to power-user approaches. Even if such passages might
 confuse some newbie users (although I would like to see some stats on how
 often this really happens), I think that the improvement in ease of use
 for other users and the pedagogical effect of showing these advanced
 approaches instead of hiding them are worth the occasional confusion.

 Moritz

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