[GRASS-dev] GSoC Ideas

[Vaclav Petras]

Seeing the new startup screen idea description, the "Proposals for a new
GRASS GIS startup mechanism" wiki page on Trac wiki might be a good read:

https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/New_Startup

On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 14:11, Anna Petrášová via grass-dev <
grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> I believe the welcome screen would most likely be dismissed. The other
> possible solutions Brendan brings up may be difficult to implement with
> wxpython. But we tried to do something similar with Linda using the info
> bar, which shows info/buttons for first-time users. She tested that with
> mixed results, people often just dismissed it. But I think it could be
> further refined. For example, maybe we could move it to map display to make
> it more prominent. The other direction is to better detect when users are
> doing something likely wrong (import projected data to default project) and
> then suggest alternatives.
>
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM Brendan <brendan.harmon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Personally I like the new interface, but Maris' proposal for wizards to
>> create new projects sounds helpful. Rather than a startup screen that
>> stalls users, there could be temporary icons floating on the map canvas
>> that prompt users to create a new project in different ways. Would
>> disappear as soon as data is added to the map. A helpful guide/shortcut
>> that users could choose to ignore. Still, any startup hints might be
>> annoying like Clippy the infamous paperclip. I can find an example from
>> other software if the idea is of interest. Or the logo that pops up when
>> you start GRASS could have buttons for creating new projects; if a user
>> doesn't click on them while GRASS is starting, then it will open in the
>> default / previous project.
>> Best, Brendan
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM Anna Petrášová via grass-dev <
>> grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with Vero. I am not sure we had enough time to evaluate the
>>> current state yet. I don't remember the details of our discussions, so if
>>> you provide a description of what exactly you mean, that would be helpful.
>>> In terms of a GSoC project, the main issue I see is that the mentors need
>>> to provide clear instructions on what the student should do, especially for
>>> this case, and we apparently don't have a consensus here. So I would be
>>> willing to mentor it only as long as we develop a plan ahead of time we can
>>> all agree on. Given the past experience, I am somewhat skeptical we can all
>>> agree on something:) But I'll try to be open to ideas!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 8:12 AM Veronica Andreo <veroandreo at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Maris,
>>>>
>>>> Would you mind sharing more details on this idea? I'm afraid I was not
>>>> able to attend/hear the discussion about this welcome screen in Prague. I
>>>> hope though we do not end up with a new startup screen. It took so much
>>>> time to reach an agreement and finally remove it.
>>>>
>>>> Vero
>>>>
>>>> El jue, 15 feb 2024 a las 9:00, Maris Nartiss (<maris.gis at gmail.com>)
>>>> escribió:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Anna, Vero.
>>>>> I added the welcome screen idea we discussed during our Prague
>>>>> meeting. I think it would be a good GSOC project as it is quite easy
>>>>> and at the same time will allow to understand if it is the way to go.
>>>>> Anna, would you be able to be a co-mentor as it is a GUI project? Or
>>>>> who else could be?
>>>>> Vero, your user-centric view also would be valuable.
>>>>> Please edit the wiki accordingly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Māris.
>>>>>
>>>>> sestd., 2024. g. 3. febr., plkst. 06:34 — lietotājs Anna Petrášová via
>>>>> grass-dev (<grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org>) rakstīja:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I created a GSoC Ideas 2024 page on grasswiki (as opposed to trac
>>>>> wiki, which I think we should be moving away from):
>>>>> > https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GSoC_Ideas_2024
>>>>> >
>>>>> > It's not updated yet, I plan to add more topics. If you want to
>>>>> mentor a topic, we can discuss it here.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Anna
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>>>>
>>>>
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