Add scrollbar for GRASS modules with many options

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Author Name: massimodisasha-yahoo-it - (massimodisasha-yahoo-it -)
Original Redmine Issue: 384

Redmine category:grass
Assignee: Tim Sutton

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hi, i'm tring to add some grass command to qgis-grass plug-in module,
but i've some problem :

for a long module such as r.sun >>

     <flag key="s" />
    <option key="elevin" />
     <option key="aspin" />
     <option key="slopein" />
     <option key="linkein" />
     <option key="lin" />
     <option key="albedo" />
     <option key="alb" />
     <option key="latin" />
     <option key="lat" />
     <option key="coefdh" />
     <option key="incidout" />
     <option key="beam_rad" />
     <option key="insol_time" />
     <option key="diff_rad" />
     <option key="day" />
     <option key="step" />
     <option key="declin" />
     <option key="time" />

i've problem to visualize the window module, beacouse it is more large
than the monitor.

this is the r.sun module when i check on my OS whats windows are
open... you can see how it is long (scrollbar wonted)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/29/immagine2jl5.png

i use qgis0.8 preview2 on mac osx on a laptop 12"

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Author Name: Martin Dobias (@wonder-sk)

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Modules were designed to contain only few settings. Many options make the module harder to use.

I'm changing this to an enhancement for next version.

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Author Name: hamish_nospam-yahoo-com - (hamish_nospam-yahoo-com -)

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Hi,

in GRASS 6.1.0 and newer there is an optional "guisection" tag for each module option/flag. These are used in the GRASS GUIs to group similar options into tabs.

Maybe it helps.. how does QGIS get the module info? XML $module --interface-description? That doesn't seem to be outputting that tag. If so, and you think "guisection" would be useful, let us know and we can fix that in GRASS cvs.

Hamish

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Author Name: Tim Sutton (Tim Sutton)

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Could you please repost the screenshot as an attachment to this ticket - your link no longer works. Please also advise if this ticket is still valid.

Many thanks

Tim

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Author Name: Tim Sutton (Tim Sutton)

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Ok I will place each tool in a scroll area when its opened (to address the vertical oversize issue). For the 'oh my god why are there so many tabs my window is too wide now' issue, I propose to either do :

• each tool in its own window (quick and easy, may do that to start)
• have an 'active tools' tab which lists just the ones you have opened and lets you switch between them

With second option above you would have max 4 tabs only:

|| Modules Tree || Modules List || Open Modules || Current Module ||

I will experiment a bit and get back to you on this.

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• status_id was changed from Open to In Progress

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Author Name: Anne Ghisla (Anne Ghisla)

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fixed in QGIS 1.0 preview1 (maybe in previous versions, not tested). Long options lists have now a scrollbar and each tool has its own window.

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• status_id was changed from In Progress to Closed
• resolution was changed from to fixed

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Author Name: Anónimo (Anónimo)

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Milestone Version 1.0.0 deleted