R: [Qgis-developer] GRASS Toolbox list view patch

[Alex Mandel]

Tim Sutton wrote:
> Hi
> 
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>> I think having the list expanded, with a "Compress all/expand all" 
>> button would be the best option. Of course filtering is a great thing. 
>> In my last course, many people spent more time searching for buttons 
>> than actually doing analyses!
>> Thanks for working on this!
> 
> Right I will add compress all and expand all buttons for 0.11.0, and 
> leave both tree and list views available once. Ill enable the list view 
> once Ive resolved the rendering issue (its in svn now just commented out 
> so it doesnt display).
> 
>> Also notice that the r.mapcalculator window is too large for many 
>> screens, so the windows becomes unusable. Better start with only two 
>> layers selected, and add a +- couple of buttons as it is now in r.buffer.
> 
> I was also thinking to make the tools open in their own windows. I hate 
> millions of windows, but my original aim when planning the GRASS toolbox 
> revision was to put the toolbox in the dock area with the legend and 
> make the tools themselves independent entities. I might send out an 
> experimental patch or make it a user option to have tools either windows 
> or new tabs.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tim
> 

One of the problems with the windows is the inability to dock or 
minimize them. It's kinda nice when you're doing a bunch of GRASS work 
to leave the toolbox open and switch back & forth to the map. XFCE lets 
me collapse the window but not Gnome or Windows. So I think giving the 
user the option for windows/tabs is good just make sure the windows can 
be minimized without minimizing QGIS.

+1 on all the other great things everyone's doing to improve the tool.

Thanks,
Alex