[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work

#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org
     Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Keywords: wingrass nviz | Platform: MSWindows XP
      Cpu: Unspecified |
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(moved here from osgeo4w bug # 37 http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/37
because it is seen both in the OSGeo4W and stand-alone installers)

  * wx-nviz (no error message, when you switch the monitor to 3D view,
nothing happens). Cog and O/I icons come up and overlap the eyeball and
full-rerender icons in top left of the view window toolbar. starting with
a blank map display a "Please wait, loading data..." grey box comes up in
the map display. but nothing.

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Changes (by martinl):

  * status: new => assigned
  * owner: grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org => martinl
* cc: grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org (added)

Comment:

Nviz extension is checked in r37040. If not available, it's not shown in
the toolbar.

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by hamish):

is it possible to grey them (vdigit & wxnivz) out in the list instead of
removing them? if not, having them pop up an explaination box? that way
people don't pull their hair out trying to find them somewhere else
because they remember they had seem them somewhere before..

thanks,
Hamish

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by martinl):

> is it possible to grey them (vdigit & wxnivz) out in the list instead of
removing them? if not, having them pop up an explaination box? that way
people don't pull their hair out trying to find them somewhere else
because they remember they had seem them somewhere before..

yes, it would be better, anyway wxPython doesn't allow disabling items in
wx.Combobox (toolbar). It would be possible via customized widgets - extra
work...

Martin

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by martinl):

Replying to [comment:3 martinl]:
> > is it possible to grey them (vdigit & wxnivz) out in the list instead
of removing them? if not, having them pop up an explaination box? that way
people don't pull their hair out trying to find them somewhere else
because they remember they had seem them somewhere before..
>
> yes, it would be better, anyway wxPython doesn't allow disabling items
in wx.Combobox (toolbar). It would be possible via customized widgets -
extra work...

Another approach:

  * don't remove items from toolbar's combobox
  * after choosing e.g. 'vdigit', show dialog which explains to the user
that the extension is not available.
  * switch back to '2D view'

Would this be better from user point of view?

M.

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by hamish):

Replying to [comment:4 martinl]:
> > yes, it would be better, anyway wxPython doesn't allow
> > disabling items in wx.Combobox (toolbar). It would be
> > possible via customized widgets - extra work...
>
> Another approach:
>
  * don't remove items from toolbar's combobox
  * after choosing e.g. 'vdigit', show dialog which explains to the user
that the extension is not available.
  * switch back to '2D view'
>
> Would this be better from user point of view?

Yes; they learn where to find it in future, and can immediately stop
hunting for it in the menus.

Hamish

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by martinl):

Replying to [comment:5 hamish]:
> > Would this be better from user point of view?
>
> Yes; they learn where to find it in future, and can immediately stop
hunting for it in the menus.

done in r37095 (trunk), r37096 (devbr6) and r37097 (relbr64).

Martin

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: assigned
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Comment (by hamish):

cool, thanks.

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: closed
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: fixed | Keywords: wingrass nviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Changes (by martinl):

  * status: assigned => closed
  * resolution: => fixed

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#586: WinGRASS: 3D view wxNVIZ does not work
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: martinl
      Type: defect | Status: closed
  Priority: major | Milestone: 6.4.0
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.0 RCs
Resolution: fixed | Keywords: wingrass, wxnviz
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: Unspecified
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Changes (by hamish):

  * keywords: wingrass nviz => wingrass, wxnviz

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