[GRASSGUI] Re: [GRASS-dev] menu help

[Michael Barton]

Probably a good idea. But I don't know how to parse this in TclTk--and don't
know it that well in wxPython either.

Michael


On 3/30/07 2:30 AM, "Jachym Cepicky" <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2007/3/30, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>:
>> what about moving the GUI to XML ? this would make it possible to use
>> one file in many tools..
> 
> sorry, not the "GUI", but "menus" or all common conf. parts in general
> 
> j
>> 
>> j
>> 
>> 2007/3/30, Daniel Calvelo <dca.gis at gmail.com>:
>>> On 3/29/07, Hamish <hamish_nospam at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Michael Barton wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> If anyone out there who is not working on the other code is feeling
>>>>> energetic and/or has a bit of time on their hands, we could use having
>>>>> the wxPython menu updated to match all the commands and structure now
>>>>> in the TclTk one.
>>>> 
>>>> could a script do it?
>>> 
>>> For the most part, I think so. But in the tcl version (and also in the
>>> python counterpart) there are some commands embedded in the
>>> definitions. Those must be hand-tuned to each back-end.
>>> 
>>> I suggest porting the menu structure to JSON (in preference of XML)
>>> with special markers for these actions, and use the same source for
>>> building both tcl and python guis.  That would also allow for
>>> different menu combinations switchable at run-time depending on user
>>> preferences. (AFAICT wxGRASS does present a different interface
>>> according to the "user level" in which it is started.)
>>> 
>>> I could do the python part, but I'm practically illiterate in tcl.
>>> 
>>>> automation is good.
>>> 
>>> Absolutely. Just as duplication is bad... in code anyway.
>>> 
>>> Daniel.
>>> 
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