Get Qgis Master, randomly (or deliberately) choose tools that you know how to use and run them. If they don't work as expected, report a bug:
http://hub.qgis.org/projects/sextante/issues When I have enough time, I do my regular work using Qgis Master and report the bugs that I find. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:17 PM, antoniolocandro < antoniolocan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Well since I can't code I can help with the testing, just point me where > to start and I will try Sextante > > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet > > Filipe Dias <filipesd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with allowing the user to define some Menu entries. As an end user > I'd rather have all Analytical tools in one place, but this would allow > people "to not loose their habit" of calling some more commonly used tools > (I agree with Paolo, a poll with be good) from the Menu. > > Sextante is more stable in the areas where there more users. This can only > be solved if more people step in for testing or when the full testing suite > is completed. In any case, Sextante is the single most powerfull GIS > analysis tool out there, including proprietary software. It's a huge > undertaking and it is being carried by very few people. I wish there were > more people contributing to the code and testing it. > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Victor Olaya <vola...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I like the idea of allowing menu entries to be defined from SEXTANTE >> algorithms, as a shortcut to them. If we agree on that, I could start >> working on it. >> >> Thanks everyone for you ideas! >> >> Cheers >> Victor >> >> 2013/4/17 Bernhard Ströbl <bernhard.stro...@jena.de>: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > for a course I am about to give tomorrow I played a bit with SEXTANTE, >> > although I am going to teach geoprocessing with fTools (we are using >> QGIS >> > 1.8). It was my first go with SEXTANTE and I was about to show what it >> will >> > offer in the future. Therefore I built a small model with three input >> layers >> > a buffer and two overlay operations. I did not succeed in running the >> model >> > so I tried in current master. >> > As it currently is SEXTANTE is not operable for me (or I am doing it >> wrong): >> > First message is "Layers do not all use the same CRS...." although they >> > definitely do and the same EPSG-code is noted in square brackets behind >> each >> > layer name!? Second I get an "Error executing algorithm..." it seems as >> > SEXTANTE cannot use PostGIS layers as input (when I save them as shape >> files >> > the model runs perfectly), this is a big limitation as my institution >> stores >> > almost everything in PostGIS. (SEXTANTE should not offer PostGIS layers >> to >> > choose as input layers then). >> > >> > Well, this was a very disappointing experience because additionally >> QGIS was >> > frozen two or three times opening or closing the model. I do not want to >> > complain, all I want is to ask for keeping fTools as they are until >> SEXTANTE >> > can _really_ replace them in all aspects. Then we should remove the >> vector >> > menue completely because I agree that finding the tool you are looking >> for >> > is a lot easier in SEXTANTE. >> > >> > my 2 cents >> > >> > Bernhard >> > >> > Am 17.04.2013 07:42, schrieb Anita Graser: >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Mathieu Pellerin < >> nirvn.a...@gmail.com >> >> <mailto:nirvn.a...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> There might be a way to make most people happy here. >> >> >> >> I find the vector menu a nice ui shortcut for useful functions. If >> >> sextante relevant functions are at par (or better), couldn't the >> >> vector menu items stay, which would please many, and when clicked >> >> triggers sextante's function dialogue? Victor? Same thing could >> >> happen with vector menu too. Sextante's analysis toolbar is super >> >> useful but might be a throwback for some if vector / raster menu >> >> functions disappear. >> >> >> >> On human resource (coders and testers) and maintenance angles, >> >> keeping to mechanism to do same thing is an obvious waste. >> >> >> >> I see. So you'd suggest to keep only Sextante code (where duplicates >> >> exist!) but provide shortcuts from the menu? I'd +1 that. >> >> I've been testing a variety of functions in the menus and in Sextante >> >> over the last days and there are always some broken ones. Neither >> >> "package" is without major bugs today. >> >> We need to get it together for 2.0 and that's easier if we can focus on >> >> one. >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Anita >> >> >> > >> > >> > __________ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus >> signature >> > database 8235 (20130416) __________ >> > >> > The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. >> > http://www.eset.com >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >
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