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

[Nikos Alexandris]

On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 07:52 +0100, Nikos Alexandris wrote:
> Concerning this thread's specific issue (the GRASS terminal - if I may
> call it so) my guess is that any developer would like this shell to
> make
> full (and normal) use of the standard keys (left & right arrow, home &
> end). Otherwise the terminal is not functional (e.g. when I type a
> command and for some reason I want to "go back" or in the beginning of
> the line to add something more or correct and the cursor does not
> respond the "standard" way). So I just want to remind that it should
> work like any other terminal.
> 
> In the Extreme Case Scenario that the developer's intentions are that
> the GRASS terminal should work like that, then I would be satisfied
> with
> a statement in the beginning like "this terminal resembles the GRASS
> shell... in this way or the other way. The keys a, b, c don't work as
> usual... ".

I read again Alex's comment:
> 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

Well, if it is a limitation due to QT then there is not much that can be
done quickly. Hopefully it will change. I'll file a "reminder" ticket
about this.

Thank you, Nikos