I wouldn't find an ecological system very useful but.... Would it be possible to implement custom menu items and configurations. Ie, someone could assemble the ecological tools in a logical way in one or more menu items or toolbars and share this menu via the plug installer. On 24/02/2011 7:03 PM, "Rainer M Krug" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Dr. F. Patrick Graz <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> I just had a quick look at the hyperlinks that were provided by the original >> posting. The collections seem quite useful. Many of these are, however, >> already included in QGIS e.g. in the ftools or the home range manager. >> >> While an ecological toolbox would be quite a useful thing, it can also lead >> to some confusions / errors. For instance, using another GIS package I >> obtained different results from two different buffering pluggins. So which >> one is correct? Also remember, that ArcGIS was (apparently) originally >> produced because Arc/INFO (7.x) and ArcView 3.2 produced different outcomes >> in calculations. >> >> I would suggest as an alternative that a set of "how to's" is produced >> (maybe in conjunction with the qgis web-site) that shows how the different >> analysis tasks are carried out. This way we a) increase the utility of the >> exiting pluggins is enhanced and b) if there are errors in a pluggin they >> are more readily identified. > > > You are raising good points - but I think with an howto, the problem > is not solved for ecologists. I am an ecologist myself, so I am > allowed to say that most of the ecologists I know would like to have > one menu which gives them all routines for an analysis, without having > to read through an howto, install several plugins, dig into different > menus, ... > > But to avoid duplication, these already implemented routines should > definitely not be re-implemented in a new plugin. > > But: I am not familiar with the plugin structure, but is it possible > to create dependencies? I.e. my suggestion would then be tio have one > "Ecological Toolbox" plugin, which consists of analysis methods not > implemented already, plus is dependent (i.e. loads, installs, ...) > several other plugins which contain ecological analysis methods. All > these methods (internal and in other packages) are then all displayed > under one menu "Ecological toolbox". > > This would avoid duplication and bring many different ecological > methods in one menu. > > By the way: this approach could be used for creating other Toolboxes / > Metaplugins which simply install other plugins and create menues in > which these are grouped under one topic. > > Cheers, > > Rainer > >> >> Regards, >> >> Patrick >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> Dr. F. Patrick Graz >> Snr. Researcher, >> Multidisciplinary Research Centre, >> University of Namibia >> >> >> **************************UNAM DISCLAIMER*********************************** >> *This e-mail is strictly confidential and intended only for use by the addressee unless otherwise indicated.* >> ******************************************************************************* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > > > -- > NEW GERMAN FAX NUMBER!!! > > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Natural Sciences Building > Office Suite 2039 > Stellenbosch University > Main Campus, Merriman Avenue > Stellenbosch > South Africa > > Cell: +27 - (0)83 9479 042 > Fax: +27 - (0)86 516 2782 > Fax: +49 - (0)321 2125 2244 > email: [email protected] > > Skype: RMkrug > Google: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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