On 24/09/2014, at 21:52 , Bernhard Ströbl wrote: > Bottom line: > 1) Intuitive is what you are used to. This admittedly is true.
> 2) The way it currently works in QGIS is IMHO more intuitive because I am > used to it :) and it is the way graphic software works (I tried > LibreOfficeDraw, Inkscape and GIMP for a start). and I think most people these days will bump into one of these (or a commercial equivalent) before a CAD. > 3) I wouldn't say this to be a "change with not many consequences". ++1 I'd view it as a large change to the way a user interacts with the program. > IMHO QGIS should do it similar to other GIS packages (how is this solved in > e.g. ArcGIS or MapInfo?) because users coming from similar software packages > should feel at home, not those coming from CAD. > > I am not saying the idea is bad but the consequences might be larger than you > expect especially for occasional users if the behaviour of the tools is > different from what they would expect from their prior experience (of other > GIS or graphic software). I'll fire up MI today and have a look. -ramon. _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
