<p>I wouldn't find an ecological system very useful but....<br>
Would it be possible to implement custom menu items and configurations. Ie, someone could assemble the ecological tools in a logical way in one or more menu items or toolbars and share this menu via the plug installer. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 24/02/2011 7:03 PM, "Rainer M Krug" <<a href="mailto:r.m.krug@gmail.com">r.m.krug@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Dr. F. Patrick Graz <<a href="mailto:fgraz@unam.na">fgraz@unam.na</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hi all,<br>>> I just had a quick look at the hyperlinks that were provided by the original<br>>> posting. The collections seem quite useful. Many of these are, however,<br>>> already included in QGIS e.g. in the ftools or the home range manager.<br>
>><br>>> While an ecological toolbox would be quite a useful thing, it can also lead<br>>> to some confusions / errors. For instance, using another GIS package I<br>>> obtained different results from two different buffering pluggins. So which<br>
>> one is correct? Also remember, that ArcGIS was (apparently) originally<br>>> produced because Arc/INFO (7.x) and ArcView 3.2 produced different outcomes<br>>> in calculations.<br>>><br>>> I would suggest as an alternative that a set of "how to's" is produced<br>
>> (maybe in conjunction with the qgis web-site) that shows how the different<br>>> analysis tasks are carried out. This way we a) increase the utility of the<br>>> exiting pluggins is enhanced and b) if there are errors in a pluggin they<br>
>> are more readily identified.<br>> <br>> <br>> You are raising good points - but I think with an howto, the problem<br>> is not solved for ecologists. I am an ecologist myself, so I am<br>> allowed to say that most of the ecologists I know would like to have<br>
> one menu which gives them all routines for an analysis, without having<br>> to read through an howto, install several plugins, dig into different<br>> menus, ...<br>> <br>> But to avoid duplication, these already implemented routines should<br>
> definitely not be re-implemented in a new plugin.<br>> <br>> But: I am not familiar with the plugin structure, but is it possible<br>> to create dependencies? I.e. my suggestion would then be tio have one<br>
> "Ecological Toolbox" plugin, which consists of analysis methods not<br>> implemented already, plus is dependent (i.e. loads, installs, ...)<br>> several other plugins which contain ecological analysis methods. All<br>
> these methods (internal and in other packages) are then all displayed<br>> under one menu "Ecological toolbox".<br>> <br>> This would avoid duplication and bring many different ecological<br>> methods in one menu.<br>
> <br>> By the way: this approach could be used for creating other Toolboxes /<br>> Metaplugins which simply install other plugins and create menues in<br>> which these are grouped under one topic.<br>> <br>
> Cheers,<br>> <br>> Rainer<br>> <br>>><br>>> Regards,<br>>><br>>> Patrick<br>>><br>>> ------------------------------------------<br>>> Dr. F. Patrick Graz<br>>> Snr. Researcher,<br>
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