[GRASSGUI] Re: [GRASS-dev] rename 'wxgrass'?

[WolfgangZ]

Michael Barton schrieb:
> We've been calling the wxPython interface to GRASS 'wxgrass' for the 
> past 6 months or so. This is an informal reference and simply the name 
> of the BASH script used to start the GUI. We came up with this to do 
> something different from the current GUI init script "gis.m".
> 
> However, before we begin distributing this GUI with GRASS, I think we 
> should change the name of the script and how we reference this GUI. This 
> past spring, it came to my attention that Francisco Alonso, Universidad 
> de Murcia, has developed an application with a wxPython interface that 
> incorporates GRASS commands. He calls this wxGRASS. It has been 
> presented at a GIS conference in Spain and it's web site is here: 
> <http://www.um.es/geograf/sigmur/wxgrass/wxGRASS.html>.
> 
> It is a nice application with some good interface ideas. I and others 
> have been in contact with Francisco and exchanged information about our 
> wxPython interfaces. If time permits, he may even help with some of the 
> GUI coding eventually.
> 
> Since he has used the term wxGRASS first, I think we should use another 
> name our our GUI init script and informal reference to the wxPython 
> interface for GRASS so as not to cause confusion. I'm open to suggestions.
> 
> Here are some initial ideas I've had: wxpg, wxpgrass, grasswx, grassgui 
> (this could be the generic calling script for whatever is the current 
> GRASS GUI), wxgui, wxpgui.
> 
> Michael

Hello,

I'm more or less only a temporal grass user, but I would also prefer 
Grass Gui or when this is too long g.gui .

Regards
Wolfgang