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

[Jan Hartmann]

No, I didn't know it, but to be honest, I find it almost as confusing as 
this mailing list :-).

Jan

Vincent Bain wrote:
> Not yet very familiar with grass wiki, but perhaps here :
> http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_6.4_Feature_Plan#Wishlist
>
> Vincent
>
> Le mercredi 18 février 2009 à 15:55 +0100, Jan Hartmann a écrit :
>   
>> 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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