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| You *can* interact with QGIS\index{QGIS}, SAGA\index{SAGA}, GRASS\index{GRASS} and gvSIG from system terminals and embedded CLIs\index{command-line interface}, but 'pointing and clicking' is the norm. | ||
| This means many GIS\index{GIS} users miss out on the advantages of the command-line according to Gary Sherman, creator of QGIS\index{QGIS} [@sherman_desktop_2008]: | ||
| A defining feature of [interpreted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_(computing)) languages with an interactive console --- technically a read-eval-print loop (REPL) --- such as R is the way you interact with them: | ||
| rather than relaying on a pointing and clicking on different parts of a screen, you type commands into the console and hit `Enter` each time you want a command to be executed. |
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do you mean: rather than relying on pointing and clicking?
I would also change the end of the sentence to: each time you want to execute a command.
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| In other words, R is typically controlled by a command-line interface (CLI)\index{command-line interface}. | ||
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| CLIs are not unique to R: most early computing environments relied on a command line 'shell' and it was only after the invention and widespread adoption of the computer mouse in the 1990s that graphical user interfaces (GUIs)\index{graphical user interface} became common. | ||
| GRASS the longest-standing continuously-developed open source GIS\index{GIS} software, for example, relied on its command-line interface before it gained a GUI [@landa_new_2008]. |
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yeah, they celebrate their 40th anniversary this year in Prague which is amazing!!
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| - Has a 'shallow' learning curve meaning geographic data can be explored and visualized without hours of learning a new language | ||
| - Provides excellent support for 'digitizing' (creating new vector datasets), including trace, snap and topological tools^[ | ||
| The **mapedit** package allows the quick editing of a few spatial features but not professional, large-scale cartographic digitizing. | ||
| 'CLI vs GUI' debate does not have to be adverserial: both have advantages. |
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| 'CLI vs GUI' debate does not have to be adverserial: both have advantages. | ||
| Which is most appropriate depends on a range of factors including the task (with drawing new features being well-suited to GUIs), the level of reproducibility desired, and the user's skillset. | ||
| GRASS is a good example of GIS software that is primarily based on a CLI but which also has a prominent GUI. | ||
| Likewise, while R is focussed on its CLI, IDEs such as RStudio provide a GUI for improving accessibility. |
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I think we use "focused" throughout the book since it is the AE spelling.
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Thanks Jannes, great comments! Crazy thing, in Codespaces I can see your comments inline:
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Wow, one day I have to try codespace as well! |
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