[Qgis-developer] Paths for Processing

[Victor Olaya]

One thing we can implement is a check, so if the user enters a worng
path or the filepath instead of the folder, a small dialog with a
short explanation can pop up.

Adding a small help button close to the path text box can also be a solution

2014-04-03 13:39 GMT+02:00 Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>:
> Hi all.
> I confirm people are very often into trouble when it comes to enter the
> path to specific backends for Processing (e.g. OTB, LASTools, etc.). Any
> suggestion on how to make it easier? If a fully automatic system cannot
> be devised, maybe an explanation would help? Something like: "Locate
> your whathever.exe file -> Add the path of its parent directory to ...
> [ex. C:\etc\etc].
> BYT, it seems that a user has to enter a path *including* the filename,
> even when a folder is necessary: pretty confusing IMHO.
> Thanks.
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