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The SEXTANTE Commander

SEXTANTE includes a practical tool that allows you to run algorithms without having to use the toolbox, but just by typing the name of the algorithm you want to run.

This tool is known as the SEXTANTE Commander, and it is just a simple text box with autocompletion where you type the command you want to run.

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The SEXTANTE Commander win

The Commander is started from the Analysis menu or, more practically, by pressing Shift + Ctrl + M (you can change that default keyboard shortcut in the QGIS configuration, if you prefer a different one). Apart from executing SEXTANTE algorithms, the Commander gives you access to most of the functionality in QGIS, which means that it gives you a practical and efficient way of running QGIS tasks and allows you to control QGIS with reduced usage of buttons and menus.

Moreover, the Commander is configurable, so you can add your custom commands and have them just a few keystrokes away, making it a powerful tool to help you become more productive in your daily work with QGIS.

利用可能コマンド

The commands available in the Commander fall in the following categories:

  • SEXTANTE algorithms. These are shown as SEXTANTE algorithm: <name of the algorithm>.
  • Menu items. These are shown as Menu item: <menu entry text>. All menus items available from the QGIS interface are available, even if they are included in a submenu.

  • Python 関数. 利用可能コマンドリストに含めることができる短い Python関数を作成することができます. それらは Function: <function name> として表示されます

上記のものを実行するためにはタイプを開始して入力したテキストを補完して表示されるコマンドリストから必要なエレメントを選択すればよいです.

In the case of calling a Python function, you can select the entry in the list, which is prefixed by Function: (for instance, Function: removeall), or just directly type the function name (``removeall in the previous example). There is no need to add brackets after the function name.

カスタム機能の作成

Custom functions are added by entering the corresponding Python code in the commands.py file that is found in the .qgis/sextante/commander directory in your user folder. It is just a simple Python file where you can add the functions that you need.

The file is created with a few example functions the first time you open the Commander. If you haven’t launched the Commander yet, you can create the file yourself. To edit the commands file, use your favorite text editor. You can also use a built-in editor by calling the edit command from the Commander. It will open the editor with the commands file, and you can edit it directly and then save your changes.

例えば、すべてのレイヤを削除する次の関数を追加できます:

from qgis.gui import *

def removeall():
    mapreg = QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance()
    mapreg.removeAllMapLayers()

Once you have added the function, it will be available in the Commander, and you can invoke it by typing removeall. There is no need to do anything apart from writing the function itself.

Functions can receive parameters. Add *args to your function definition to receive arguments. When calling the function from the Commander, parameters have to be passed separated by spaces.

ここでレイヤーをロードし、ロードするためのレイヤのファイル名でパラメータを取る関数の例を次に示します。

import sextante

def load(*args):
  sextante.load(args[0])

If you want to load the layer in /home/myuser/points.shp, type load /home/myuser/points.shp in the Commander text box.