Re: [Qgis-developer] Raster calc syntax

2012-01-26 Thread Marco Hugentobler
Hi Nathan One question, how needed is the Min X, Max Y etc stuff. Currently it takes up a lot of room and clutters (IMO) the interface. I was thinking we might be able to hide it in an advanced section if it is only used rarely. IMO, you could move those element into an advanced section.

Re: [Qgis-developer] Raster calc syntax

2012-01-26 Thread John Donovan
One way of hiding some of the syntactic complexity might be to use one of the visual workflow systems like Orange http://orange.biolab.si/ to construct raster operations, especially if it somehow tied in with the SAGA/Grass/etc. workflow stuff that's being developed. True, this is not an

Re: [Qgis-developer] Raster calc syntax

2012-01-26 Thread Nathan Woodrow
Alternatively, how about categorising operators like the expression builder in a spreadsheet? Have you seen the expression builder used for labeling? http://woostuff.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/expression-based-labeling/ The goal is to replace the current calculator with something that.

Re: [Qgis-developer] Raster calc syntax

2012-01-25 Thread Nathan Woodrow
Hey Paolo, I stated working on adding the expression builder widget last night, didn't get very far as I had to do some other things. One question, how needed is the Min X, Max Y etc stuff. Currently it takes up a lot of room and clutters (IMO) the interface. I was thinking we might be able to