[GRASS-PSC] [Motion] Approve Linda's final report and issue the 2nd payment

Mon May 27 09:03:48 PDT 2024

Dear all,

Thanks for voting! Here are the results:

Vero +1
Vaclav +1
Anna +1
Helli +1
Michael +1
Helena +1
Huidae +1
Markus +1
Martin 0

Motion passed. I'll ask Michael Smith to issue the second payment.

Thanks everyone! Congratulations again, Linda and mentors!

Best,
Vero

El mié, 15 may 2024 a las 4:57, Markus Neteler (<neteler at osgeo.org>)
escribió:

> Great work +1
>
> Markus
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM Veronica Andreo via grass-psc
> <grass-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear PSC,
> >
> > Linda has just completed her student grant project and submitted the
> final report (forwarded below).
> >
> > I hereby propose to approve her final report and issue the second
> payment.
> >
> > Big thanks to Linda and her mentors for their work and commitment!
> Thanks as well to those testing and providing feedback! Very nice work
> Linda!! Congratulations!
> >
> > I start with my +1
> >
> > Vero
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > De: Linda Karlovská via grass-dev <grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Date: lun, 13 may 2024 a las 14:15
> > Subject: [GRASS-dev] Final reports for Mini project 2024: Easy command
> history navigation through the History browser panel
> > To: GRASS developers list <grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org>, <
> grass-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am sending the short report for weeks 7-9 and the final report of the
> Mini Project devoted to improving GUI, particularly the History browser
> pane. The goal of this project was to provide a user with a better command
> history navigation and I think it was quite successful :-), you can have a
> look at screenshots here: [1]
> >
> >
> > What did I complete during weeks 7-9?
> > I completed the PR [2] implementing time node branching in the history
> tree. Moreover, I also added a button to update the current region based on
> the region used during command execution (PR [3]). Besides that, I
> introduced icons representing command status (success, failed, running,
> aborted, unknown) and added them in front of history entries (PR [4]).
> >
> > Thanks Anna Petrasova for the valuable comments in the reviews!
> >
> > Final report
> > Abstract
> >
> > This project builds upon the work initiated during the OSGeo sprint in
> Prague in the summer of 2023, which focused on creating a new History
> Browser panel to facilitate access to the command history. Although the new
> History Browser panel became available in the GRASS development version
> starting December 8th (refer to the PR [5]), initially it provided only a
> basic, single-level display of commands from the history log, with the
> capability to relaunch commands but lacking detailed command information.
> This project aims to enhance the basic functionality by incorporating
> several improvements.
> >
> > The state of the art BEFORE the start of the Mini project:
> > The History Browser panel displayed a simple tree of command entries
> loaded from a plain-text history log. It had only the capability to
> relaunch commands.
> >
> > The state of the art AFTER Mini project:
> > Implemented changes include:
> >
> > Transitioning the plain text format of the history log (.wxgui_history)
> to JSON format, allowing more information to be stored for each executed
> command. Newly, the log stores information about the timestamp, command
> status, runtime duration, region settings, and mask usage.
> >
> > Instead of implementing the initially planned context option "Show Info"
> and displaying a small dialog with process information, the history pane
> was redesigned into two sections. The upper part features the history tree,
> while the lower part includes two static boxes presenting information
> stored in the history log. The first box contains general details, and the
> second box displays the computational region during command execution.
> >
> > Adding a symbol in front of each command in the tree based on the
> command's status.
> >
> > Branching the tree based on the date of command execution - tree is
> branched into days and sorted from the Today node to older nodes. Command
> nodes are sorted from the oldest to the newest.
> >
> > The task of filtering commands based on status was not addressed during
> the project due to higher-priority issues that emerged:
> >
> > Adding the "Update current region" button, which dynamically updates the
> region based on the executed command and its information stored in the
> JSON-formatted history log.
> > Introducing a new Delete option in the command tree
> > Rearranging the Export History button
> >
> > Next Steps:
> > Possible improvements for the History browser pane:
> >
> > Fixing of command status for nonsense entries (already noted here: [6]):
> > Sorting the commands in the history tree from the newest to oldest
> (seems more logical)
> > Implementing efficient refresh methods (currently all nodes are
> refreshed when adding a command)
> > Showing the complete error text if a command fails. (Now there is a
> “failed” status written but no clue what actually happened).
> > Adding the new combo box restricting the filtering based on the command
> status
> > Adding the Copy context menu option to command nodes
> >
> > Permanent links to GitHub PRs and screenshots of the improved History
> Browser pane can be found at [7] and [1].
> >
> >
> > [1]
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/EasyCommandHistoryNavigation#ScreenshotsofHistoryBrowserimprovements
> >
> > [2] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3622
> >
> > [3] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3421
> >
> > [4] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3679
> >
> > [5] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3234
> >
> > [6] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/issues/3698
> >
> > [7]
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/EasyCommandHistoryNavigation#FinalReport
> >
> > Have a nice week.
> >
> > Linda
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> >
> >
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-- 
Dra. Verónica Andreo
Investigadora Adjunta de CONICET
Instituto Gulich (CONAE - UNC)
Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera (CETT)
Falda del Cañete - Córdoba, Argentina
+54 3547 400000 int. 1153
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