[QGIS-user] Using GRASS' shell from within QGIS

[Tim Sutton]

Hi


On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 11:59 +0100, Agustin Lobo wrote:
> Nikos,
> 
> I think that this is again a consequence of the different point of
> view of developers and users: from a user point of view, this is
> clearly a bug, it's something that does not work as expected.

My view on filing bugs is that in general its better to file a bug if
you are uncertain as to whetherr it merits a bug report or not with the
following understanding:

 - just because a bug is filed doesnt always mean we can or will fix it.
Sometimes people ask for things that will require many man hours to to
and offer little reward to work ratio benifit when compared to the other
issues int he queue. Also some things are simply not fixable due to
whatever technical reason.
 - sometimes we dont fix a bug because the users vision of how QGIS
should behave doesnt match ours. Hey we are all humans it can happen...
- always check that your bug has not already been filed by someone else
since dealing with duplicate tickets causes a lot of time wasting.
- always provide contact details and make sure you are subscribed to the
ticket entry (either by adding yourself to CC field or by logging in
before filing the ticket).
- dont be offended if we dont see tickets as having the same priority as
you do. While we appreciate its inconvenient if some issue prevents you
doing your work, we need to take the big picture view of things and
focus on things that affect the largest proportion of our user base.

Regards


Tim


> 
> The "solution" I'm using is just opening an xterm with xterm &
> and can work
> from the new terminal with no problem. But this is just a temporary 
> solution. May be we should at least document the problem and
> the workaround, the current situation causes lots of frustration
> to newcomers.
> 
> Agus
> > -----------------------------
> > 
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:15:29 -0800
> > From: Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
> > Subject: Re: [QGIS-user] Using GRASS' shell from within QGIS
> > To: qgis-user <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Message-ID: <491CED51.7060903 at wildintellect.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> > 
> > Nikos Alexandris wrote:
> >> > Hi all! Apologies for cross-posting.
> >> > 
> >> > I don't know how frequently you use GRASS' shell from within QGIS. I
> >> > like it but typing, deleting (with backspace) or using
> >> > "arrow-keys" (left & right), "home" or "end" doesn't work as expected.
> >> > 
> >> > Is it only my installation or is it a known "bug"?
> >> > 
> >> > As an extra, I would like to change the font. I don't need it so big and
> >> > (why is it by deafult...) italics?
> >> > 
> >> > Kind regards, Nikos
> >> > 
> > 
> > I don't think it's a bug, I think it's a lack of features possibly due
> > to a lack of features in QT.
> > 
> > I'll let the developers weigh in on it but suggest you file a feature
> > request on trac.osgeo.org/qgis
> > 
> > Alex
> > 
> 

-- 
Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release  Manager)
==============================================
Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about:
 * QGIS programming services
 * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans
 * FOSS Consulting & Support Services
Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net
==============================================
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 197 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20081115/3541f370/attachment.sig>