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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>I just committed the last pieces to having a pretty much fully functional (most of the time) GUI prototype in wxPython. This has been a real team effort; a special recognition is owed to Jáchym Cepicky for getting this off the ground and keeping it going—along with a lot of coding. But there have also been contributions from Martin Landa, Daniel Calvelo, Markus Neteler, and Glynn Clements. <BR>
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What we have now is a GIS Manager with the option of adding raster, vector, and command layers (and setting transparency for map layers); an integrated command input and output window; menus for all (or most) GRASS commands; and a parser that will create a simple GUI dialog for any command selected. The GIS Manager can launch multiple map display windows, which have a simple set of controls on a tear-off toolbar. There is a nice startup screen and the beginnings of a location creation wizard.<BR>
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To add a map to the layer tree, click on the appropriate button (or type d.rast or d.vect from the command line). Then double click on the layer to open up an options dialog. When you have the settings, press “run” or hit enter in the options dialog (you’ll see the name of the layer change to match the map you’ve selected. Set the desired transparency. Press display on the associated map display window.<BR>
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The prototype is in the new GRASS subversion repository <https://grasssvn.itc.it/grasssvn/grassaddons/trunk/grassaddons/gui/#_trunk_grassaddons_gui_><BR>
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Most of the files go into $GISBASE/etc/wx. The script “wxgrass” goes into $GISBASE/scripts. If you want to automatically start up in wxgrass, you can use the init.sh script provided (you may need to edit it to match your exiting version if you have trouble with the LD_LIBRARY setting).<BR>
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To use this, you’ll need to have Python 2.4 or greater and wxPython 2.8.1 or greater. <BR>
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We still have a lot to do on this, but the initial work is done to a point that you can try it out.<BR>
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Enjoy<BR>
Michael<BR>
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Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology<BR>
School of Human Evolution & Social Change <BR>
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity<BR>
Arizona State University<BR>
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phone: 480-965-6213<BR>
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www: <a href="http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton">http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton</a> <BR>
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