Maybe tagging support will help with this, as same algorithm may be useful in different domains
2014-06-23 20:33 GMT+03:00 G. Allegri <gioha...@gmail.com>: > Getting to the post subject, I feel it would be more natural to distinguish > between "generic" and "specific" tools. The experimental section could have > the same categories: > > - Generic > - Specific (I'm not sure this is the right word...) > - Experimental > - Generic > - Specific > > With specific I mean an algorithm of interest for a specific domain (e.g. > ecology, hydrology, economy, etc.). > In the future these algorithms could be organized under sub menus, so that a > sociologist would be routed straight to the tools of its interest... > > giovanni > > Il 23/giu/2014 19:18 "Victor Olaya" <vola...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > >> Paolo, that sounds good to me >> >> The basic and experimental modules that you propose are the current >> simplified and advanced modes. We should work on a normal mode. >> >> Let's discuss it here and maybe create a spreadsheet that we can edit to >> select the list of modules to include >> >> Thanks for the suggestions! >> >> >> 2014-06-23 19:06 GMT+02:00 G. Allegri <gioha...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> I've given a look to the list of Processing QGIS geoalgorithms and I've >>> seen that all the tools from fTools seem to be there. I remembered that >>> someone was missing, but it seems not to be true anymore. I wonder if it >>> wouldn't be the case to drop fTools algorithms from Vector menu. It would >>> help in avoiding confusion, imho. >>> >>> giovanni >>> >>> >>> 2014-06-23 18:50 GMT+02:00 G. Allegri <gioha...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> Hi Paolo, >>>> I agree with you, a cleaner organization of Processing tools is >>>> advisable to reduce the confusion in users. >>>> It's rather difficult to teach them in a clear way too! :) >>>> >>>> IMHO this reorganization should consider also the integration of other >>>> sparse analysis/processing tools, like the ones under the Vector menu. I >>>> know it depends on their implemention (and its feasibility in the present >>>> Processing model), but it's one of the major sources of confusions or >>>> users. >>>> A typical question: why we have the Processing toolbox and a Vector menu, >>>> where some tools overlap, while other are only available under Vector menu, >>>> and so not usable inside a Processing model/workflow? >>>> >>>> I hope we will find time (=money) to close this gap and, hopefully, have >>>> most of the analysis tools under the same structure. Well... all but the >>>> C++ >>>> ones :( >>>> >>>> giovanni >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-06-23 18:42 GMT+02:00 Paolo Cavallini <cavall...@faunalia.it>: >>>> >>>>> Hi all. >>>>> We are thinking about the future of Processing framework. The >>>>> duplication shown among >>>>> modules is certainly a good thing, as it allows richer analyses and >>>>> more control and >>>>> verification, but can be intimidating even for skilled GIS users. >>>>> We have been discussed this before, but I came up with the conclusion >>>>> that a >>>>> reasonable approach would be to have three levels: >>>>> * basic - only one choice, no overly complex modules >>>>> * normal - all well tested modules, minimizing duplication >>>>> * experimental - out in the wild, all modules. >>>>> This would improve the user experience, and would require less >>>>> maintenance by core devs. >>>>> Of course the selection of the modules for the second category is >>>>> rather complex, and >>>>> would require much thinking. >>>>> Opinions? >>>>> All the best. >>>>> -- >>>>> Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu >>>>> Corsi QGIS e PostGIS: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>>>> Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org >>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Giovanni Allegri >>>> http://about.me/giovanniallegri >>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/_giohappy_ >>>> blog: http://blog.spaziogis.it >>>> GEO+ geomatica in Italia http://bit.ly/GEOplus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Giovanni Allegri >>> http://about.me/giovanniallegri >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/_giohappy_ >>> blog: http://blog.spaziogis.it >>> GEO+ geomatica in Italia http://bit.ly/GEOplus >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>> Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer -- Alexander Bruy _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer