[Qgis-developer] fTools - Processing (again)

[Bernhard Ströbl]

Hi Paolo,

just a thought: AFAIK fTools does not use 3rd party backends, so the 
question of bulletproofness in conjunction with fTools IMHO should only 
be raised for those algorithms that are currently in "QGIS 
geoalgorithms". (Otherwise I fully agree: the rest should work flawlessly)
As I said I would be willing to port what has not been ported yet and/or 
look over algorithms that do not work as expected.
In spring the question of icons has been raised, too. This should not be 
forgetten, either.

Bernhard

Am 11.09.2015 um 12:52 schrieb Paolo Cavallini:
> Il 11/09/2015 11:29, kimaidou ha scritto:
>> +1 for this !
>
> Hi all,
> thanks for raising this point, IMHO a serious one. I'm very much in
> favour of removing redundancy. In this case, however, I think we better
> be careful before removing fTools, because:
>
> * people are used to it, and for one-shot analyses it is (slightly)
> easier to run than Processing (weak argument)
> * we do not have enough development resources to make Processing
> bulletproof, particularly for 3rd party backends; therefore, we
> encounter occasional problems, and we cannot guarantee a smooth user
> experience in all cases (strong argument).
>
> First issue can be solved, as suggested, by adding menu shortcuts to
> Processing analyses, to mimic existing situation.
> Second one is more serious: IMHO we really need a dedicated developer in
> this area: any power user (=larger institutions) are willing to take it?
> Similar things may be said for GDALTools.
> All the best.
>



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