[GRASS-dev] gis.m improvements

[Michael Barton]

Thanks for the information Maciek.

Michael
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Arizona State University

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> From: Maciek Sieczka <werchowyna at epf.pl>
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 15:09:47 +0200
> To: Benjamin Ducke <benjamin.ducke at ufg.uni-kiel.de>
> Cc: <grass-dev at grass.itc.it>, <cedricgrass at shockfamily.net>,
> <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] gis.m improvements
> 
> My 0,01 PLN as to recent (CVS 2006.05.07) gis.m:
> 
> 1.
> v.digit via "Digitize map" button errors (see my other post).
> 
> 2.
> Zoom-out in 1 click mode doesn't center the image as needed. 1click
> zoom-in is ok.
> 
> 3.
> Zoom in/out step in 1 click mode should be increased.
> 
> 4.
> d.rast.num layers are never displayed in "Explore Draw Mode",
> information window "Cell values can only be displayed for regions of <
> 10,000 cells" always pops up.
> 
> 5.
> zooming with d.rast.arrow or d.rast.num layer displayed leads to an
> error:
> 
> child process exited abnormally
> child process exited abnormally
>     while executing
> "exec -- g.pnmcomp in=31576.3.ppm mask=31576.3.pgm opacity=1.0
> background=255:255:255 width=642 height=482 out=31576.1.ppm
>> & /dev/null" ("eval" body line 1) invoked from within
> "eval exec -- $cmd $args >& /dev/null"
>     (procedure "run" line 6)
>     invoked from within
> "run g.pnmcomp in=31576.3.ppm mask=31576.3.pgm opacity=1.0
> background=255:255:255 width=642 height=482 out=31576.1.ppm" ("eval"
> body line 1) invoked from within
> "eval run $cmd $args"
>     (procedure "runcmd" line 6)
>     invoked from within
> "runcmd "g.pnmcomp in=$complist($mon) mask=$masklist($mon) opacity=
> $opclist($mon) background=255:255:255 width=$driver_w($mon) height=
> $driver_h($mon) o..." (procedure "MapCanvas::composite" line 18)
> invoked from within "MapCanvas::composite $mon"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::drawmap" line 45)
>     invoked from within
> "MapCanvas::drawmap $mon"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::display_server" line 9)
>     invoked from within
> "MapCanvas::display_server"
>     ("after" script)
> 
> 
> The above error or similar happen in many cases when displaying
> d.rast.arrow or d.rast.num layers is involved, only I can't extract
> situations specific enough to be able to report them - they "just
> happen". So please just add such layers to your stack in gis.m and try
> turning them off/on then redisplay, change region settings, draw
> mode, play with panning etc. - errors will gladly pop up.
> 
> Moreover, handling these errors is bad I think: any such error make the
> all "Map displays" not responsive - gis.m has to restarted, thus
> setting the layers etc. has to be re-done. Could these errors be made
> less fatal?
> 
> 6.
> Mouse scroll doesn't work in main gis.m window. Also, it is faulty in
> the "GIS.m - Output" window. Sometimes it works and scrolls a few
> lines, then stucks.
> 
> 7.
> Could all instances of "GIS.m" string be replaced with "gis.m"
> - to reflect the program name? (Either "GIS Manager" or "gis.m", not
> the mixture of both).
> 
> 8.
> Draw mode icons are corrupted.
> 
> 9.
> "Explore Draw Mode" is excellent! Make it default? gis.m and current
> region settings are independent anyway, and "Explore Draw Mode" seems
> natural, intuitive. Newcomers will like it IMHO.
> 
> I really start liking gis.m look and feel. More important, it has
> become substantialy faster recently. Though still slower than X11...
> Anyway, Good job!
> 
> Maciek
> 
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