Yann Chemin <yche...@gmail.com> writes: > On 23 January 2015 at 15:46, Martin Landa <landa.mar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> 2015-01-23 9:20 GMT+01:00 Markus Neteler <nete...@osgeo.org>: >> > my motivation to discuss the current welcome screen is that too many >> > potential new users try to launch GRASS, do not get past that screen and >> > walk away ("too difficult"). Yes, and they will likely not read the >> manual >> > but just take another GIS. >> > This is a multiple times reported fact. >> >> I have met a lot of GIS specialists who told me: I tried several times >> to use GRASS in different decades and I end up with the same result, I >> didn't managed to get my data in, so I gave up. >> >> Yes, I also had those experiences told to me. > Is it possible to open GRASS GIS wxGUI without setting the > GISDB/Location/mapset yet? > Then from "inside the opened software" you will need to go through those > steps anyway before doing anything... > Would that make any psychological difference?
I think this would make a huge difference - especially if the creation could be done by triggerd upon import and - asking for a directory (for the db), - name of the location, - name of the mapset, and - taking the other parameter (projection, extend) from the data to be imported. Until a mapset is opened, the non-usable menu items could be greyed out. Rainer > > >> It' a sign in my eyes that we should think how to simplify this step ;-) >> >> Martin >> >> -- >> Martin Landa >> http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/gwiki/Landa >> http://gismentors.eu/mentors/landa >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-dev mailing list >> grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev >> -- Rainer M. Krug email: Rainer<at>krugs<dot>de PGP: 0x0F52F982
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