[GRASS-dev] Making start of GRASS GIS easier for newcomers

[Yann Chemin]

On 23 January 2015 at 16:49, Rainer M Krug <Rainer at krugs.de> wrote:

> Yann Chemin <ychemin at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On 23 January 2015 at 15:46, Martin Landa <landa.martin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> 2015-01-23 9:20 GMT+01:00 Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org>:
> >> > my motivation to discuss the current welcome screen is that too many
> >> > potential new users try to launch GRASS, do not get past that screen
> and
> >> > walk away ("too difficult"). Yes, and they will likely not read the
> >> manual
> >> > but just take another GIS.
> >> > This is a multiple times reported fact.
> >>
> >> I have met a lot of GIS specialists who told me: I tried several times
> >> to use GRASS in different decades and I end up with the same result, I
> >> didn't managed to get my data in, so I gave up.
> >>
> >> Yes, I also had those experiences told to me.
> > Is it possible to open GRASS GIS wxGUI without setting the
> > GISDB/Location/mapset yet?
> > Then from "inside the opened software" you will need to go through those
> > steps anyway before doing anything...
> > Would that make any psychological difference?
>
> I think this would make a huge difference - especially if the creation
> could be done by triggerd upon import and
>
> hmm that would be cool !
running r(v).in.* without GISDBASE or Location or mapset could trigger a
wizard to set them up...


> - asking for a directory (for the db),
> - name of the location,
> - name of the mapset, and
> - taking the other parameter (projection, extend) from the data to be
>   imported.
>
> Until a mapset is opened, the non-usable menu items could be greyed
> out.


Sounds like a nice option, as it will direct newbies to modules that import
data (then trigger the creation wizard)


>
> Rainer
>
> >
> >
> >> It' a sign in my eyes that we should think how to simplify this step ;-)
> >>
> >> Martin
> >>
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> >> Martin Landa
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> Rainer M. Krug
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