Hi, On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Markus Metz <markus.metz.gisw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That is why I suggested a minimal (minimal information content) > welcome screen with one OK button and one change button. The OK button > should be prominently placed, the user must immediately see that all > is needed to get started is to press OK. This welcome screen could be > written such that practically nothing but wx needs to be imported, > which means that the splash screen can go away. Because of the little > amount of content (text + buttons), there would be enough space for > graphics even on small screens. > > You could have drop-down boxes for location and mapset to offer a > choice instead of fixed text. > Do I understand correctly that such drop-down boxes to change current location and mapset are to be found at the stage when GRASS is already started? Meaning that you are in a XY empty location and you can choose to go directly to a different one without restarting GRASS? If this is your proposal, I think that this would indeed do a huge difference to anyone working in grass, not only newcomers, in terms of practicality -- Best regards, Dr. Margherita DI LEO Scientific / technical project officer European Commission - DG JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) Via Fermi, 2749 I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261 Tel. +39 0332 78 3600 margherita.di-...@jrc.ec.europa.eu Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.
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