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

[Yann Chemin]

On 23 January 2015 at 22:18, Anna Petrášová <kratochanna at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Margherita Di Leo <diregola at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Markus Metz <
>> markus.metz.giswork at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> That is why I suggested a minimal (minimal information content)
>>> welcome screen with one OK button and one change button. The OK button
>>> should be prominently placed, the user must immediately see that all
>>> is needed to get started is to press OK. This welcome screen could be
>>> written such that practically nothing but wx needs to be imported,
>>> which means that the splash screen can go away. Because of the little
>>> amount of content (text + buttons), there would be enough space for
>>> graphics even on small screens.
>>>
>>> You could have drop-down boxes for location and mapset to offer a
>>> choice instead of fixed text.
>>>
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>> Do I understand correctly that such drop-down boxes to change current
>> location and mapset are to be found at the stage when GRASS is already
>> started? Meaning that you are in a XY empty location and you can choose to
>> go directly to a different one without restarting GRASS? If this is your
>> proposal, I  think that this would indeed do a huge difference to anyone
>> working in grass, not only newcomers, in terms of practicality
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>> That's already there. I am not sure if it makes such a huge difference.
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It is there indeed, but there is here an element of perceived availability
that maybe needed, or maybe perceived focus in the work flow...


> Anna
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>> Dr. Margherita DI LEO
>> Scientific / technical project officer
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>> margherita.di-leo at jrc.ec.europa.eu
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>> Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may
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>> European Commission.
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