Hello everyone,
I am sending my final Mini Project report.
First, sorry for the huge delay. By the end of January, all PRs were almost
finished but there were still some minor lacks that needed more time to
address. Mainly the undocking functionality needed to ripen a bit. At the
same time and later (till the end of February) I was also finishing
preparations for my doctoral professional debate so It was quite a hectic
period.
The next rows include a brief version of the final report. The full version
with permanent links on GitHub PRs and with screenshots of Single-Window GUI
improvements can be found in the project wiki [1].
Abstract:
This project follows ideas for Single-Window GUI improvements mentioned in
the last-year Mini-project final report (please see
(https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/RedesigningStatusbar#FinalReport)
[2]).
The core part of the project is devoted to undocking map display
functionality. This ability is essential to users who prefer the well-known
Multi-Window GUI arrangement. The other part focuses on improving the layout
of the Console pane. Related to the Console pane issue, the toggleable Log
file button in the Console pane is replaced by the simple Export history
button which can store the whole history of executed commands. The project
also verifies if workspaces work well in Single-Window and addresses saving
the current user layout to a workspace file. The workspace file also
remembers and loads undocked map displays.
The state of the art BEFORE the start of the Mini project:
* The Single-Window GUI does not allow rearrangement to Multi-Window GUI.
* The widget with buttons managing the Command prompt is partly hidden
after the GRASS launch.
* The Single-Window arrangement is not stored within the workspace.
The state of the art AFTER Mini project:
Starting with GRASS 8.4 we can come across several Single-Window
improvements that were implemented as part of this project. First, there is
the new possibility to create a Multi-Window interface by undocking map
displays. Moreover, we can store a new arrangement within workspace files.
Last but not least, the Console layout better fits the Single-Window
interface.
Next Steps:
Possible improvements for Single-Window GUI:
* Each user should be able to choose a convenient arrangement of widgets.
Creating, saving, and selecting perspectives could be part of a new tab
menu.
* It is necessary to change the rendering of the 3D View panel. Now the 3
D View pane is added as another panel under the Display tab - very
problematic in terms of space.
* Modify the appearance for the dark mode. Some parts are ugly and
illegible (names of AuiNotebook tabs, names of panes, ugly gradients,
etc.).
Permanent links and screenshots can be found at [3] and [4].
[1] https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/
ImprovingSingleWindowUX
(https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/ImprovingSingleWindowUX)
[2] https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/RedesigningStatusbar#
FinalReport
(https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/RedesigningStatusbar#FinalReport)
[3] https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/
ImprovingSingleWindowUX#FinalReport
(https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/ImprovingSingleWindowUX#FinalReport)
[4] https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/
ImprovingSingleWindowUX#ScreenshotsofSingle-WindowGUIimprovements
(https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/ImprovingSingleWindowUX#ScreenshotsofSingle-WindowGUIimprovements)
Have a nice week.
Linda
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