= Mini project 2023: Improving Single-Window GUI user experience =

|| Title:        || '''Improving Single-Window GUI user experience''' ||
|| Student Name: || Linda Kladivova ||
|| Organization: || [http://www.osgeo.org OSGeo - Open Source Geospatial Foundation] ||
|| Mentor Name:  || Anna Petrasova, Martin Landa, Vaclav Petras ||
|| !GitHub Repository: || [https://github.com/lindakladivova view repository]   ||
|| Budget:       || 1000 € (via GRASS GIS [https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Student_Grants Student Grants])

== Abstract ==
The project builds on the discussion with users and the usability testing of a new and old GUI, which took place in April 2022. The proposed work can be divided into two main topics - the reorganization of the Console pane and the implementation of the ability to undock a map window. Additionally, the project plans to address the topic of saving Single-Window GUI layouts to workspaces.

== Goal ==

The core part of the work will be devoted to reorganizing the Console pane and implementing the ability to undock a map window. The first topic lies in ensuring a better visual separation of Console output and Command prompt functionality. Today, it is not clear which buttons belong to the Command prompt and which to the Output window. Moreover, in the Single-Window GUI layout, the widget with buttons managing the Command prompt is partly hidden after the GRASS launch. The graphical proposal for separating Console output and Command prompt functionality is included in https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/issues/2585 . Besides visual separation, accessing the command history with the Log File button is not intuitive and will be replaced by a button for simply exporting the entire command history.

Based on the results from usability testing, undocking and docking map windows is also essential functionality for users. This project aims to add a button to the map display toolbar enabling undock and dock map display windows. Adding this functionality will allow users to achieve a similar layout as in Multi-Window GUI if desired.

The last topic develops the idea that users should be able to save user-defined layouts in a Single-Window GUI within the workspace. This functionality is the first step for managing user-defined layouts in GRASS.

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== Weekly reports ==