Fwd: R: [GRASS-user] List of commands available through GIS Manger (6.2/6.3)

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> From: Amaginary Studios <amagine at telus.net>
> Date: March 23, 2007 6:23:10 PM PDT (CA)
> To: Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Subject: Re: R: [GRASS-user] List of commands available through GIS  
> Manger (6.2/6.3)
>
>
> On 23-Mar-07, at 5:48 PM, Michael Barton wrote:
>> This is a question of usability. I don't know which is best. When  
>> I first
>> re-organized the menus, I wondered where to put "dabase" commands  
>> that dealt
>> exclusively with attribute tables linked with vectors. I  
>> originally put
>> under the vector heading those those that require you to specify a  
>> vector
>> map and put those more general database commands under the  
>> database heading.
>
>
> Agreed, the eternal quest for the perfect "Pepsi" ;P
> Both make sense, and neither place will probably make everyone  
> happy...
>
>> So where do these commands make more sense?
>
> I personally look under "Database" to manage anything to do with  
> Database management...
>
>> These have become a bit mixed up of late and the relatively new  
>> v.db.select
>> has not yet been added.
>>
>> The vector attribute ones under the vector heading? Or all under the
>> database heading?
>>
>> Michael
>
> Perhaps it is not inconceivable to locate these schizophrenic  
> commands under Both headings?
>
> ie. The "Vector" menu could have a "Database" submenu with these  
> commands, and...
>
> The "Database Manager" could have a "Vector" submenu with these  
> commands...
>
> Perhaps this way we can all have our perfect "Pepsis"....
>
> I actually do this in other CAD/GIS apps that have modifiable menus,
> It can be strange sometimes how the brain works on a "track".
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>>
>> On 3/23/07 9:33 AM, "Moritz Lennert"  
>> <mlennert at club.worldonline.be> wrote:
>>
>>> On 23/03/07 17:13, Aldo Clerici wrote:
>>>> Thanks Huub,
>>>> but my question is a bit different. I'd like to know which  
>>>> commands are
>>>> attainable through the buttons and menus of GIS Manager.
>>>
>>> A few months ago, I had suggested the beginning of a possible  
>>> response
>>> to that, but never got any feedback, so I dropped it:
>>> http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grassuser/2006-November/037031.html
>>>
>>> Maybe someone wants to pick this up ?
>>>
>>>> For example I found:
>>>>
>>>> *v.db.addcol*  (Databases > Manage database > Add columns to table)
>>>>
>>>> *v.db.update* (Databases > Manage database > Change values in a  
>>>> column)**
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> But not:
>>>
>>> They are in the Vector menu
>>>
>>>
>>>> *v.db.addtable*
>>>>
>>>> *v.db.droptable*
>>>
>>> vector<->database connection
>>>
>>>>
>>>> *v.db.select*
>>>
>>> I don't think this is implemented in gis.m. You can part of the
>>> functionality through "Show attribute data" button in the vector  
>>> options
>>> panel.
>>>
>>> Moritz
>>>
>>>
>>
>> __________________________________________
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>> School of Human Evolution & Social Change
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>> Arizona State University
>>
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>
> Mars Sjoden
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