[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1680: New GRASS shell does not display command gui

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#1680: New GRASS shell does not display command gui
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        Reporter:  cgsbob                            |         Owner:  nobody
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  new   
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:        
       Component:  GRASS                             |       Version:  HEAD  
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:        
Platform_version:                                    |      Platform:  Debian
        Must_fix:  No                                |   Status_info:  0     
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Comment (by cgsbob):

 Replying to [comment:4 rugginoso]:
 > I think the shell must be only a terminal, for the gui of commands, you
 can use the other modules of the grass plug-in.

 Do you mean the grass gui that is defined by *.qgm?  What about the grass
 commands that do not have a *.qgm file?

 I think that most users of the shell are users who needs to access the
 many parameters of a command that are hidden by the qgis-grass gui.  Sure,
 you can type v.generalize and answer about 20 questions before
 v.generalize can start.  Or you can type v.generalize in the shell and see
 the grass gui for v.generalize along with all of its parameters and just
 fill out the information needed.  Which method would you use?

 Taking away the command gui is like going back to pre grass 6 (ok, so I
 exaggerate a bit here).  I know with a few environment variables the grass
 shell can have the command gui.  So, why not do it?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1680#comment:5>
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