On 23 January 2015 at 16:49, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: > 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 > > hmm that would be cool ! running r(v).in.* without GISDBASE or Location or mapset could trigger a wizard to set them up...
> - 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. Sounds like a nice option, as it will direct newbies to modules that import data (then trigger the creation wizard) > > 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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