[Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization

[Stefan Hames PhD]

Hi,

I agree with Alister. I'm just a noob and don't know too much;  I have not installed many plugins, but already I have way too many buttons and tool bars.

Just my $0.02.

Best Wishes and thanks for everyone's work on QGIS,

Stefan
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Stefan Hames, PhD
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On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Alister Hood wrote:

> Hi guys
> 
>> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:40:43 -0300
>> From: Pablo Carreira <pablotcarreira at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization
>> To: <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>, <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Message-ID: <SNT114-W33477638A2D0E2226221FAD6DA0 at phx.gbl>
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>> 
>> Oh, sorry, my last message went with Giuseppe signature. My mistake.
>> It's:
>> Pablo Torres Carreira
>> 
>> 
>> From: pablotcarreira at hotmail.com
>> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org; qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization
>> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:38:28 -0300
>> CC:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> I think that organizing better plugins in menus it's the way to go
>> waiting for the new toolbox.
>> 
>>> For example, we could re-organize plugins in Database menu just
>> creating some main
>>> sub-classes named as the databases' spatial extensions: "PostGIS",
>> "SpatiaLite",
>>> Obviously there are some plugins which are out because either
> general-
>> purpose  or manage
>> 
>> I thin that many menu levels is good for new users because it organize
>> things. But for advanced users it slows things because you have to
>> navigate all the menu levels to reach the tool that you want.
>> I have two suggestions:1)A side panel with the plugins
>> tree.2)Detachable menus, like the older TCL/TK versions of GRASS. Or
>> like the the buttons in OpenOffice that have sub-options.
>> 
>> Best.
> 
> More organised plugin menus would be very nice, but personally I think 
> the ability to disable plugin toolbar buttons is more important :)
> 
> I have so many plugins installed that the plugins toolbar has become 
> rather useless as it is wider than my screen.  I seldom use most
> plugins, 
> so I don't need a toolbar button for them - they are better off in a
> menu. 
> I do want toolbar buttons for some of the plugins that I do use 
> frequently.
> 
> Regards,
> Alister
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