[Qgis-developer] QGIS and GRASS 7.0.0

Radim Blazek radim.blazek at gmail.com
Tue Feb 24 23:48:26 PST 2015


On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Andrew <amcaninch at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Radim,
>
> I would be willing to volunteer to help maintain the qgm and qgc files.

Great, I'll keep current config system also for GRASS 7.

Radim

> Andrew
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Radim Blazek <radim.blazek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Olá todos,
>>
>> I'am already preparing crowdfunding campaign for GRASS plugin upgrade.
>> It will include:
>>
>> - qgisgrasslib upgrade to GRASS 7
>> - single build with both GRASS 6 and 7 (GRASS version chosen by
>> environmental variables on start up)
>> - move plugin browser functionality to standard QGIS browser (meta
>> info widget, delete and rename action)
>> - implement raster and vector import via browser drag and drop
>> (including reprojection)
>> - new/open/close location tools upgrade to GRASS 7
>> - region editor upgrade to GRASS 7
>> - upgrade GRASS shell to the last qtermwidget
>> - modules GUI - my idea is to throw away the qgm and qgc definitions
>> and auto generate GUI for modules with all options based on
>> --interface-description only, also the list of modules would be auto
>> generated for all modules. The reason is my impression that there are
>> no volunteers willing to maintain qgm and qgc. If there are volunteers
>> to do that (no programming, xml editing only) let me know and I'll
>> include keeping of current system in the proposal.
>> - vector editing overall upgrade and enhancement more integrated with
>> standard QGIS tools
>>     - standard editing tools (e.g. node tool)
>>     - snapping to other layers
>>     - undo/redo
>>     - attribute forms
>>     - possibility to change topological symbology  via standard style
>> dialog
>>     - standard rendering of not edited layers based on edited map
>> (i.e. draw filled polygons on background during editing)
>>
>> I am currently coding proof of concept for vector editing to be sure
>> that it is feasible at all. I hope to launch the campaign in about 2-3
>> weeks.
>>
>> Radim
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:06 PM, Pedro Venâncio
>> <pedrongvenancio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Olá Paolo,
>> >
>> >
>> >> this will require a reasonable amount of work. I have raised the issue
>> >> several times; sadly it seems nobody is willing to invest the necessary
>> >> resources on this.
>> >
>> >
>> > Despite the great advantages of GRASS commands in Processing, I think
>> > that
>> > the GRASS plugin still plays an important role and is an excellent
>> > interface
>> > for GRASS. For those who still like to use the paradigm of locations,
>> > mapsets and the GRASS topological model, GRASS plugin is very important,
>> > because then it allows to use all QGIS tools, for example, to create
>> > layouts
>> > using the Composer, etc.
>> >
>> > If no one is interested in making the port of the plugin for GRASS 7, we
>> > could try through a crowdfounding initiative. Who was behind the initial
>> > creation of GRASS plugin?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> BTW, would you mind giving us a list of the missing modules in
>> >> Processing? AFAIK these should be only obsolete and useless ones, but
>> >> if
>> >> there is some genuinely missing we should be able to fix this rather
>> >> easily.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I've been checking the differences and they are indeed few. Please see
>> > the
>> > spreadsheet attached.
>> >
>> > Some commands seem that were adaptations of other algorithms, made for
>> > Processing, as they are not in the 6 manual, or in the 7:
>> > r.cost.full.raster, r.drain.coordinate, r.terraflow.short,
>> > v.surf.rst.cvdev.line, v.surf.rst.line, v.transform.pointsfile.
>> >
>> > Others seem that have been removed from GRASS 7 (r.average, r.bilinear,
>> > r.bitpattern, r.surf.idw2), as they are not in the GRASS 7 manual.
>> >
>> > There are five that seem important to me, which are in GRASS 7, in
>> > Processing GRASS 6, but not in Processing GRASS 7: r.out.xyz, r.ros,
>> > r.spread, r.univar, v.kernel.
>> >
>> > Finally, there are two commands that are on GRASS 7 and were not in 6:
>> > r.viewshed (which replace r.los) and r.relief (which replace
>> > r.shaded.relief).
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Pedro Venâncio
>> >
>> >
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