On 10/23/07 8:48 AM, "Paolo Cavallini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael Barton ha scritto: > >> I couldn't agree more about the importance of a GUI to a large and growing >> number of GRASS users. I can't help but point out that GRASS also has its >> own GUI-integrated approach, that includes all available modules and is >> actively under development (mature, stable TclTk and development wxPython). >> Because it follows a different philosophy of integrating high-level GRASS >> module commands rather than the lower-level GRASS libraries, we don't run >> into this kind of problem as much. > > On the other side, we must admit for the average GIS user the native > GRASS GUIs are less smooth to use, and more surprising, when compared to > QGIS. Having used both, I don't agree, though this is always a matter of opinion. There are some features of the QGIS GUI that I very much like and others that I find counter-intuitive. I'm sure that the same could be said of the full GRASS GUI. In truth, no interface is really intuitive. The most important question is how difficult is it to learn an interface given what most people are used to. Complicating any comparison is the fact the the native GRASS GUI includes all GRASS modules, while QGIS is a hybrid of some specific QGIS features and some GRASS features, making comparisons an apples vs. oranges sort of thing. Also, while TclTk may *look* a little less 'modern' than Qt, it remains highly functional as a GUI interface with a lot of bells and whistles. Of course the wxPython GUI that is nearing completion *looks* more up-to-date and seems functionally equivalent to Qt. Michael __________________________________________ Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology Director of Graduate Studies School of Human Evolution & Social Change Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Arizona State University phone: 480-965-6213 fax: 480-965-7671 www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@grass.itc.it http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
