[Feat] Distinguish mapsets by ownership and lock in Data tab

[ninsbl]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In multi-user settings the list of mapsets can grow quite a bit, so users may have to scroll a fair bit an pick (and remember) mapsets they technically own and thus can work in.
Unsuccesfully trying to start working in others mapsets can be frustrating, esp. for new beginners.

Describe the solution you'd like
In the startup screen it would be nice if mapsets could be

• filtered (e.g. "owned by me" or with a pattern/autocomplete)
• displayed differently (e.g. different colors, for "my mapsets", "my locked mapsets", "others mapsets")
  This is not purely related to first time users, but for first time users within a GIS team,. So maybe something that could be handled in this years GSoC-project?

Describe alternatives you've considered
This is no essential enhancement. So, the alternative is mainly sticking with the current behavior and close the issue as wontfix.

Additional context
See earlier discussion:
https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-user/2016-February/073665.html

Edit: Changed title from Startup windows to Data tab to better reflect current plans on addressing this.

[mlennert]

On 17/06/20 11:04, Stefan Blumentrath wrote: *Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.* In multi-user settings the list of mapsets can grow quite a bit, so users may have to scroll a fair bit an pick (and remember) mapsets they technically own and thus can work in. Unsuccesfully trying to start working in others mapsets can be frustrating, esp. for new beginners. *Describe the solution you'd like* In the startup screen it would be nice if mapsets could be * displayed differently (e.g. different colors, for "my mapsets", "my locked mapsets", "others mapsets")

Isn't this already the case ? It seems to me that these mapsets are already shown in a light grey compared to the others in black. Moritz

[ninsbl]

Isn't this already the case ? It seems to me that these mapsets are already shown in a light grey compared to the others in black. Moritz

Yes, partly. However, own, locked mapsets are shown in the same light grey color as mapsets owned by others. Also, having the option to filter/hide mapsets I do not own would be helpful.

[petrasovaa]

This needs to be implemented in data catalog, which will be then used in startup screen. Putting GSoC label on this, although more details need to be discussed how to implement the behavior.

[wenzeslaus]

See also #710 and #767 for specifications of the different states.

[petrasovaa]

The data catalog should display the inaccessible mapsets with grey color. Additionally, I suggest to provide info for user like that:

mapsetxxx (active session)

for mapsets with gislock, alternatively we could use (locked), not sure what is best

and

mapsetyyy (user: blabla)

for mapsets of other users.

This information (lock and ownership) would be stored in the node.data dictionary. The label would be created in DataCatalogNode using label property function.

[wenzeslaus]

Now depends on #837.