Johanna This is the documentation for configuring 3rd party applications
https://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/user_manual/processing/3rdParty.html#configuring-external-applications Please, if you have some time and can help updating, let us know. Contributions to that doc will be very welcome Thanks 2016-07-21 0:17 GMT+02:00 Johanna Botman <johanna.bot...@griffith.nsw.gov.au >: > Hi Andreas, > > Thank you for your response, and I think that your 'other' question is > valid. I will see what I can do about that. > > But my other point is that there is very little documentation about what > settings 'should' be applied to enable these providers. That makes it hard > for users who want to get on with their work if they have to spend hours > researching and experimenting. > > And, I've been around for long enough to know that I shouldn't whinge > without thinking about volunteering to do that work myself. I am not in a > position to raise my hand for that just yet. But you may see that before > the end of the year. > > _______________ > Johanna Botman > GIS / Assets Officer > > > Griffith City Council > Ph: 02 6962 8168 > > [image: Inactive hide details for "Neumann, Andreas" ---20/07/2016 > 07:34:20 PM---Hi Johanna, Orfeo Toolbox (photogrammetry software) i]"Neumann, > Andreas" ---20/07/2016 07:34:20 PM---Hi Johanna, Orfeo Toolbox > (photogrammetry software) is quite specialized and is not > > From: "Neumann, Andreas" <a.neum...@carto.net> > To: Johanna Botman <joha...@jbotman.com> > Cc: 'Johanna Botman' <johanna.bot...@griffith.nsw.gov.au>, > qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Date: 20/07/2016 07:34 PM > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] issues with Processing Options > ------------------------------ > > > > Hi Johanna, > > Orfeo Toolbox (photogrammetry software) is quite specialized and is not > part of the standard QGIS distribution. I also have no experience with it > and can't help. > > GRASS is different - it's a general purpose GIS and should work well with > QGIS. What are you struggling with regarding GRASS? > > ------------- > > The other question is: are you (I mean your Windows user account) a > long-time QGIS user who upgraded from older versions? If yes, it can mean > that some "out-of-the-box" settings don't apply, since you already have > settings and they won't get overwritten (people wouldn't like that). So to > judge things, it may be interesting to try from a new Windows user account > and test if things work fine for a new and clean user account. You could > then compare the settings and copy them over to the production user who > upgraded from older QGIS. > > Andreas > > On 2016-07-20 10:45, Johanna Botman wrote: > Hi Andreas, > > > > I was having specific issues with Orfeo Toolbox and GRASS. I'm running > QGIS 2.14.1. > > > > I work where I have no permissions on my PC, so I struggle with basic > read/write. My IT unit don't like installing via OSGeo – so that doesn't > help either. > > > > Johanna > > > > *From:* Neumann, Andreas [mailto:a.neum...@carto.net <a.neum...@carto.net>] > > * Sent:* Wednesday, 20 July 2016 5:13 PM > * To:* Johanna Botman <johanna.bot...@griffith.nsw.gov.au> > * Cc:* qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > * Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] issues with Processing Options > > > > Hi Johanna, > > Which provider are you talking about? > > You have to understand that Processing is an open and extensible system - > many providers can't be shipped with QGIS, because they are very > domain-specific and would bloat QGIS or because of licensing issues. Hence > they need to be installed and configured separately. > > However, processing providers that are shipped along with QGIS, such as > GDAL/OGR/Postgis/GRASS/Saga should work out of the box and I agree with > you, it shouldn't require extra configuration ideally. So what provider are > you talking about? > > Greetings, > Andreas > > On 2016-07-20 01:39, Johanna Botman wrote: > > Hi All, > > I always struggle with the Options in Processing when I try to insert the > correct path for a Provider. Is there anywhere that there is some > documentation about what those settings should be? > > I do realise that these come from a variety of sources and may vary from > installation to installation. But isn't it time that QGIS moved away from > users needing to know the intricacies of each installation? Why can't QGIS > work straight out from the installation by now? I want to be getting on > with my GIS work and analysis of data. I don't need to know about the > details of the entrails, do I? > > And yes, I am a Windows user and I am quite happy with being provided with > an .exe file that just installs everything I need. > > <end rant> > > _______________ > Johanna Botman > GIS / Assets Officer > > > Griffith City Council > Ph: 02 6962 8168 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail, together with any attachments, is for the exclusive and > confidential use of the addressee(s). Confidentiality is not waived if you > are not the intended recipient. Any other distribution, use of, or > reproduction without prior written consent is strictly prohibited. > > > > Views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual, except where > specifically stated otherwise. If this e-mail has been sent to you in > error, please delete the e-mail completely and immediately from your > system. 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