[GRASS-dev] New v.digit

[Maciej Sieczka]

Paul Kelly wrote:
> Hello Michael
> 
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Michael Barton wrote:
> 
>> Glynn,
>>
>> Do you mind if I change the display and digitizing controls window
>> titles to
>> "Digitizing $map_name@$map_mapset" (from "v.digit -
>> $map_name@$map_mapset".
>>
>> This is a bit more descriptive, especially when run from the GIS Manager
>> rather than from the command line.
> 
> I can't see any good reason for "hiding" from the user the fact that
> they're using v.digit - can only imagine it making it harder for them to
> find hints and information and make bug reports more obscure?

Good point. I second that.

>> I'm currently using the -n switch. If you get rid of it, I can take it
>> out
>> of the v.digit command (and shorten the code a bit) in vector.tcl..
> 
> Well what I took from previous discussions was its OK to use the -n flag
> even if the map already exists, because it is only checked if the map
> doesn't already exist! So it would be fine to just use it all the time,
> but probably a more preferable solution is just to get rid of it as it
> seems to be anomaly with no real use.

I don't have a strong opinion about it. However, eventual removal of
the -n flag should be postponed to GRASS 7 I think.

Maciek