#1203: explain command mapping to wxGUI menus
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Reporter: timmie | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.1
Component: Default | Version: unspecified
Keywords: | Platform: Unspecified
Cpu: Unspecified |
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Hello,
there was nice PDF file created by Hamish that shows which grass command
(module) is mapped to which menu in the wxGUI.
it's linked in the moment on the first page of http://grass.osgeo.org/
under
# 17 Sep 2009: GRASS 6.4.0 module synopsis published - A list of all
modules with GUI menu locations
#1203: explain command mapping to wxGUI menus
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Reporter: timmie | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.1
Component: Website | Version: unspecified
Keywords: | Platform: All
Cpu: Unspecified |
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Comment(by timmie):
Replying to [comment:1 hellik]:
> Replying to [ticket:1203 timmie]:
> > Hello,
> > there was nice PDF file created by Hamish that shows which grass
command (module) is mapped to which menu in the wxGUI.
#1203: explain command mapping to wxGUI menus
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Reporter: timmie | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.1
Component: Website | Version: unspecified
Keywords: | Platform: All
Cpu: Unspecified |
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Comment(by hellik):
Replying to [comment:2 timmie]:
> Replying to [comment:1 hellik]:
> > Replying to [ticket:1203 timmie]:
> > > Hello,
> > > there was nice PDF file created by Hamish that shows which grass
command (module) is mapped to which menu in the wxGUI.
>
> > Do you mean this one: GRASS 6.4.0 Command list?
> > http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/grassmanuals/grass64_module_list.pdf
> Yes, I am referencing to that document.
> Please add it to the GRASS documentation.
> This is also linked to #645
> http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/645
>
> Using the GUI, I often find myself lost when trying to find certain
modules!
the linked pdf should be updated to the GRASS64-release of september 2010.
in the upcoming GRASS6.4.1 there are 3 improvements for finding modules in
the wxgui:
(1) there is the search-module-tab in the wxgui-layer manager (just as in
grass65)
(2) in the command console tab in the wxgui the search module engine can
be activated for a quick launch of a certain module
(3) in the command console tab you can type for example r.o and you jump
automagically to all raster output-commands (r.out.xxx) and can choose the
desired command
I'm starting the most time a module by option (3), it's a very fast way to
avoid searching a module in the wx-pulldown.menues.
Replying to [comment:5 hamish]:
> fyi the tools/module_synopsis.sh script which makes the PDF also
produces a html version:
> "$GISBASE/docs/html/module_synopsis.html"
>
> it needs at least a dummymapset to run. (and so could easily create
translated results)
>
> see also "$GISBASE/etc/wxpython/gui_modules/menudata.py"
Replying to [comment:6 timmie]:
> I couldn't find that page in file:///usr/lib/grass64/docs/html/
it isn't generated automatically (currently), you need to run it by hand.
(same for `make pdfdocs` which seems to be on holiday right now)
#1203: explain command mapping to wxGUI menus
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Reporter: timmie | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.5.0
Component: Docs | Version: unspecified
Keywords: module synopsis | Platform: All
Cpu: Unspecified |
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Comment(by neteler):
I tried in order to update the server cronjob(s) but:
{{{
[neteler@oboe grass64]$ sh tools/module_synopsis.sh
You must be in GRASS GIS to run this program.
}}}
The script should create itself the virtual GRASS session, e.g. using
demolocation.
As soon that's implemented I can activate it on http://grass.osgeo.org
#1203: explain command mapping to wxGUI menus
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Reporter: timmie | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.5.0
Component: Docs | Version: unspecified
Keywords: module synopsis | Platform: All
Cpu: Unspecified |
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Comment(by hamish):
Replying to [comment:10 neteler]:
> I tried in order to update the server cronjob(s) but:
>
{{{
> [neteler@oboe grass64]$ sh tools/module_synopsis.sh
> You must be in GRASS GIS to run this program.
}}}
>
> The script should create itself the virtual GRASS session, e.g. using
demolocation.
> As soon that's implemented I can activate it on http://grass.osgeo.org
Hi,
fwiw I'm not really too motivated in having it run automatically since I
do a bit of manual cleanup and by-hand tuning to get the final product
anyway. For 6.4.3 it needs an update, and I was planning to do the same
again.
If it were to run automatically, I'd think it mildly better to make a
generic GRASS_BATCH_JOB run it. But it only needs to be run about once or
twice a year, so a cron job is probably overkill (IMO).
>> (the relative link to "../../images/grasslogo.gif" is broken since the
website move)
I'm still interested in what is the status of this ticket, what was fixed
or added, what is not working and most importantly, what is the desired
result.