[Qgis-user] Editing: advanced vs. basic, dropdown menus

[Luigi Castro Cardeles]

Hi list,
my two cents,

i use AutoCAD for a long time and his tools are grouped in "draw" and
"modify" tool bar.
"Draw" tool bar has all commands to create geometries (points, lines,
polygon etc).
"Modify" tool bar has all commands to modify geometries (explode, mirror,
break, move vertice, move geometry, copy, etc).

This is different from qgis approach (at one tool bar we have create and
modify tools).

I really prefer AutoCAD approach (create tools in one tool bar and modify
tools in another tool bar).

But the real gap is the possibility to use command line options on AutoCAD -
there is a prompt where you type the command and interact via keyboard. For
example, to draw a line, you type "line" and press enter key and you are
drawing a line (you can type the x,y,z coordinates or you can click on the
point).
If that functionality are implemented at QGIS this would be more relevant
than the discussion if you need one toolbar with drop down or two tool bars,
in my opinion.

I can provide screenshots (about the AutoCAD tool bars) if that is
necessary.

best regards,
Luigi Castro Cardeles


2009/6/18 Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>

> Andreas Neumann ha scritto:
> > I'd like to discuss again what it is "advanced" and what is "basic"
> > editing. I think many of the "advanced" tools are really "basic" tools.
>
> > I understand Tim's argument of keeping things simple. On the other hand
> > pull-down buttons are quite common today. Many of the well-known
> > software packages use them, such as Adobe, Corel, Openoffice (partially).
>
> Good point. I think we should make life as easy as possible for users,
> so why not using the same approach as the most advanced tools available?
> AFAIK, AutoCAD is considered the most productive tool for editing: does
> anybody have access to it? Could someone lt us know how they approach
> the problem? A description of their design would be a good starting
> point, I guess.
> All the best.
> --
> Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc
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