[GRASS-user] v.digit - new wiki page for migrators

[Jan Hartmann]

Yes, exactly, especially the panning and zooming. If this is not the 
place to place suggestions for enhancements, where can I put them?

Vincent Bain wrote:
> Hi,
> it may not be the right place to develop proposals, but if I could
> piggyback on what Jan said, I think his suggestion is very pertinent to
> those who -- as I said in a recent previous post -- really produce
> vector data ! one has to be able to work with both hands (one on the
> keyboard, the other on the mouse or the graphic pad). It quickly becomes
> much more efficient than clicking around all the time ;-)
>
> Another enhancement I would really expect is the ability to have such
> shortcuts for dynamically panning and zooming, while digitizing.
>
> Sorry if I only can give suggestions, but few coding solutions...
>
> Thanks,
> Vincent
>
>
> Le mercredi 18 février 2009 à 14:53 +0100, Jan Hartmann a écrit :
>   
>> A question from a very old GRASS-hand (I have used it since we got 
>> Internet in Amsterdam in 1991, having downloaded and compiled it, with 
>> the complete X-Window system, from a 9600-baud telephone line. Had even 
>> to compile the gcc-compiler, since native AIX cc didn't like GRASS):
>>
>> In the old, pre-6 v.digit, all commands were given by keyboard 
>> shortcuts. That took some exercise, but once you had it in your fingers 
>> (literally), you could digitize much faster than with the present 
>> click-button interface. I would guess it isn't all too difficult to add 
>> the old keyboard shortcuts to the system. Any idea from the developers 
>> whether this could be done? I still have GRASS 5.7 running for 
>> digitizing only. Beats every other package.
>>
>> Jan
>>
>> Dr. J. Hartmann
>> Department of Geography
>> University of Amsterdam
>>
>> Micha Silver wrote:
>>     
>>> I've posted a new page on the wiki [1] entitled Digitizing Area 
>>> Features. It's targeted at new GRASS users, migrating from other 
>>> non-topological software.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate any comments from more experienced users as to 
>>> correctness, completeness, or clarity.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Micha
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Digitizing_Area_Features
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