[GRASS-user] Color Vector by text attribute

[Markus Neteler]

(cc list)

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:50 PM, Richard Nairn
<richard at nairnconsulting.ca> wrote:
> If I look at v.colors the column specification says it needs a numeric
> column, not a text column - thus precluding a rules file for a text column?

Mhh, maybe you are right (I didn't use it too much yet, perhaps others
in the list have suggestions).

If yes, you could generate a numeric column and populate it for
example with v.db.update.

Markus