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 	$(INSTALL) description.html $(GISBASE)/docs/html/gis.m.html
 	for file in *.tcl ; do $(INSTALL) $$file $(GISBASE)/etc/gm/ ; done
 	for file in *.gif ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/etc/gm/ ; done
-	for file in gm_*.html ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/docs/html/ ; done
-	for file in gm_*.png ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/docs/html/ ; done
+	for file in docs/gm_*.html ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/docs/html/ ; done
+	for file in docs/gm_*.png ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/docs/html/ ; done
+	for file in docs/gm_*.jpg ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(GISBASE)/docs/html/ ; done

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 <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
+
 The <b>GRASS GIS Manager</b>
 provides an interactive graphical interface to GRASS commands. By
 default, it is started automatically with each GRASS session. The GIS
@@ -10,360 +11,421 @@
 functions (analysis, file I/O, GIS configuration and management), two
 rows of buttons that manage display layers, an upper window in
 which layers to display are organized, and a lower
-window which contains options panels for layers in the layer tree. <br>
+window which contains options panels for layers in the layer tree.
+<br><br>
+
+<center>
+<img src="gm_gismgr.jpg" alt="GIS Manager window" height="551" width="480">
+</center>
 <br>
-<div align="center"><img src="gm_gismgr.png" alt="" align="top" height="551" width="480"><br>
-</div>
+
 <br>
 The top left button opens a new map display window. Each map display
 has a unique set of layers to display and region setting (zoom). Other
 buttons add layers of different types for display in the selected map
 display window. There are additional buttons for saving or opening
 group display file, starting XGANIM (display animator) display
-interfaces (requires motif), and digitizing. <em><b>Mouse-over
-help</b></em>
-is available for all buttons.<br>
-<br>
+interfaces (requires motif), and digitizing.
+<i>Mouse-over help</i> is available for all buttons.
+
+<P>
 Map layers are listed in the window below the
 buttons. Layers can include raster and vector maps, text, map
 enhancements (scale and north arrow, and grids), and commands
 (where any GRASS command be written). Layers are displayed in as
-arranged
-in the layer tree: the bottom layer
+arranged in the layer tree: the bottom layer
 is displayed first and the top is displayed last, as if
 layers are a series of stacked overlays. Any layer can be
-renamed by double clicking on its name and typing a new name.<br>
-<br>
+renamed by double clicking on its name and typing a new name.
+
+<P>
 The check box to the left of each layer makes it active or inactive for
 display.
 Only active layers are displayed/redisplayed when the display button is
 pressed. Layers can be organized into groups; entire groups can be
 activated or deactivated for display. Groups can be saved to a file and
 opened in subsequent sessions, restoring all layers and their display
-options.<br>
-<br>
+options.
+
+<P>
 When a layer is selected with the mouse, its options are shown in the
 panel below the layer tree window. Help for each layer type can be
 accessed by pressing the GRASS button in the option panel.<br>
-<br>
+
+<P>
 Each map display has a unique layer tree and region setting (zoom).
 Buttons on each map display manage the map in the display (zoom and
 pan), provide tools for query and distance measurement, and exporting
 or printing the display. The geographic coordinates under the cursor
 are displayed in the indicator window (lower right window frame). It is
 important to note that zooming in any display will have NO effect on
-the 'computational region' setting (set with g.region). Only by
-selecting
+the 'computational region' setting (set with g.region). Only by selecting
 the "Set current region to match display" item in the zoom menu (in the
 map display tool bar) will the current display extents be copied to
-the computational region extents.<br>
-<br>
-<div align="center"><img src="gm_mapdisp.png" alt="" align="top" height="422" width="480"><br>
-</div>
-<br>
+the computational region extents.
+<br><br>
+
+<center>
+<img src="gm_mapdisp.jpg" alt="Map Display window" height="422" width="480">
+</center>
+<br><br>
+
 A separate console window shows all commands issued and all command
 output (upper window). GRASS commands (and any other unix/linux
 commands) can be run from the console (lower window).<br>
+
 <br>
-<div align="center"><img src="gm_gronsole.png" alt="" align="top" height="231" width="480"><br>
-</div>
+<center>
+<img src="gm_gronsole.png" alt="Output and command console window" height="231" width="480">
+</center>
+<br>
+
+
 <h2>GIS MANAGER BUTTON FUNCTIONS</h2>
-<div align="left"><img src="gm_gismgrtools.png" alt=""><br>
-</div>
-<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
-Top Row</span></big></big>
-<h3>Open new map display</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-startmon.gif"> Opens a new map display
-and resets layer tree.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
-<h3>Add raster layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/element-cell.gif"> Adds a raster map to
-the layer tree. Raster display options include:
+
+<img src="gm_gismgrtools.png" alt="GIS Manager Toolbar">
+
+
+<H3><u>Top Row</u></H3>
+
+<DL>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-startmon.gif"> Open new map display</DT>
+<DD>Opens a new map display and resets layer tree.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/element-cell.gif"> Add raster layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds a raster map to the layer tree. Raster display options include:
 displaying a selected subset of raster cells, defined by their cat
-values; &nbsp;draping (or "fusing") a second map over the base map;
-and
-displaying legends for the base map and draped map.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a>
-and <a href="d.his.html">d.his</a> (for
-draping/fusing).</span>
-<h3>Add RGB or HIS raster layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/channel-rgb.gif"> Combines and displays
-three raster maps defined as red, green, and blue
+values; draping (or "fusing") a second map over the base map;
+and displaying legends for the base map and draped map.
+<i>See <a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a> and <a href="d.his.html">d.his</a>
+ (for draping/fusing).</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/channel-rgb.gif"> Add RGB or HIS raster layer</DT>
+<DD>Combines and displays three raster maps defined as red, green, and blue
 channels; or combines and displays two or three raster maps defined as
-hue, intensity, and (optionally) saturation channels. <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.rgb.html">d.rgb</a>
-and&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="d.his.html">d.his</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span>
-<h3>Add histogram layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.histogram.gif"> Adds a layer to
-display histogram of a raster map or image.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.histogram.html">d.histogram</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add cell values layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.rast.num.gif"> Adds map of raster
-cells with cell values printed inside. Only works when &lt;10,000
-cells are displayed.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.rast.num.html">d.rast.num</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add raster arrows layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.rast.arrow.gif"> Adds map of
-raster cells with directional arrows drawn. arrow direction
-and length determined by separate aspect/directional map and
-slope/intensity map.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.rast.arrow.html">d.rast.arrow</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add raster legend</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.legend.gif"> Adds a legend for a
-single raster map to the layer tree. Multiple options for formatting
-the legend are available. <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.legend.html">d.legend</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add vector layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/element-vector.gif"> Adds a vector map to
-the layer tree. A large number of options are
+hue, intensity, and (optionally) saturation channels.
+<i>See <a href="d.rgb.html">d.rgb</a> and <a href="d.his.html">d.his</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.histogram.gif"> Add histogram layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds a layer to display histogram of a raster map or image.
+<i>See <a href="d.histogram.html">d.histogram</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.rast.num.gif"> Add cell values layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds map of raster cells with cell values printed inside.
+Only works when &lt;10,000 cells are displayed.
+<i>See <a href="d.rast.num.html">d.rast.num</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.rast.arrow.gif"> Add raster arrows layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds map of raster cells with directional arrows drawn.
+Arrow direction and length are determined by separate aspect/directional map
+and (optional) slope/intensity map.
+<i>See <a href="d.rast.arrow.html">d.rast.arrow</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.legend.gif"> Add raster legend</DT>
+<DD>Adds a legend for a single raster map to the layer tree.
+Multiple options for formatting the legend are available.
+<i>See <a href="d.legend.html">d.legend</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/element-vector.gif"> Add vector layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds a vector map to the layer tree. A large number of options are
 available for displaying the vector map, including: outline and fill
 color, icon type and size for points, line widths for all vector types,
 automatic labeling using an attribute column, querying cats or
 attributes to limit vectors displayed, and restricting vector display
-depending on region size. <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a>.</span><br>
-<h3>Add thematic map layer (for all vector types) </h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.vect.thematic.gif"> Adds layer
-for thematic display values from a numeric attribute column
+depending on region size.
+<i>See <a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.vect.thematic.gif"> Add thematic map layer
+(for all vector types)</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer for thematic display values from a numeric attribute column
 associated with a vector map. Options include: thematic display type
 (graduated colors or point sizes), methods for creating display
 intervals, SQL query of attribute column to limit vector objects to
 display, control of point icon types and sizes, control of thematic
 color schemes, creation of legend for thematic map, and saving the
 results of thematic mapping to a ps.map instructions file for later
-printing. <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.vect.thematic.html">d.vect.thematic</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add thematic charts layer (for vector points)</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.vect.chart.gif"> Adds layer in
-which pie or bar charts can be automatically created at
-vector point locations. Charts display values from&nbsp;selected
-columns in the associated attribute table. Options include: chart type,
-layer and attributes to chart, chart colors, and chart size (fixed or
-based on attribute column). <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.vect.chart.html">d.vect.chart</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add raster labels layer for vector objects (from existing
-labels file)</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.labels.gif"> Add raster text
-layer from a labels file for vector objects created with <a href="v.label.html">v.label</a>
-command (accessed from button in options panel). A labels file can also
-be
-created with a text editor.
-See <a href="d.labels.html">d.labels</a>.
-<h3>Add text layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.text.gif"> Adds layer to display
-a line of text using default GRASS font (selected with <a href="d.font.html" target="_blank">d.font</a>).
+printing.
+<i>See <a href="d.vect.thematic.html">d.vect.thematic</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.vect.chart.gif"> Add thematic charts layer
+(for vector points)</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer in which pie or bar charts can be automatically created at
+vector point locations. Charts display values from selected columns in the
+associated attribute table. Options include: chart type, layer and
+attributes to chart, chart colors, and chart size (fixed or based on
+attribute column).
+<i>See <a href="d.vect.chart.html">d.vect.chart</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.labels.gif"> Add raster labels layer for vector
+objects (from existing labels file)</DT>
+<DD>Add raster text layer from a labels file for vector objects created with
+the <em><a href="v.label.html">v.label</a></em> module (accessed from button
+in options panel). A labels file can also be created with a text editor.
+<i>See <a href="d.labels.html">d.labels</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.text.gif"> Add text layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer to display a line of text using default GRASS font
+(selected with <em><a href="d.font.html">d.font</a></em>).
 Options include: text placement (screen coordinates); and text size,
-bolding, and color. <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.text.html">d.text</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add postscript labels layer for vector objects (from existing
-labels file)</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-maptext.gif"> Add postscript text
-layer from a labels file for vector objects created with <a href="v.label.html">v.label</a>
-command (accessed from button in options panel). A labels file can also
-be
-created with a text editor.
-See <a href="d.labels.html">d.labels</a>.
-<h3>Add postscript text layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-maplabels.gif"> Adds layer to display
-a line of postscript text. Options include: text
+bolding, and color.
+<i>See <a href="d.text.html">d.text</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-maptext.gif"> Add PostScript labels layer for vector
+objects (from existing labels file)</DT>
+<DD>Add PostScript text layer from a labels file for vector objects created
+with the <em><a href="v.label.html">v.label</a></em> module (accessed from
+button in options panel). A labels file can also be created with a text editor.
+<i>See <a href="d.labels.html">d.labels</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-maplabels.gif"> Add PostScript text layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer to display a line of PostScript text. Options include: text
 placement by coordinates (geographic or screen); text
-alignment, font and line spacing; and text size, bolding,
-and color.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
-<h3><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom Row</span></h3><h3>Add scalebar and north arrow layer</h3>&nbsp;<img src="icons/module-d.barscale.gif"> Adds layer to
-display a combined scalebar and north arrow. Options
+alignment, font and line spacing; and text size, bolding, and color.
+</DL>
+
+<BR><BR>
+
+
+<H3><u>Bottom Row</u></H3>
+
+<DL>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.barscale.gif"> Add scalebar and north arrow layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer to display a combined scalebar and north arrow. Options
 include scalebar placement (using screen coordinates or a mouse),
-scalebar format, and scalebar colors. <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.barscale.html">d.barscale</a>.</span>
-<h3>Overlay grids and lines</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.grid.gif"> Adds layer to display
-regular grid (for all locations), or geodesic and
+scalebar format, and scalebar colors.
+<i>See <a href="d.barscale.html">d.barscale</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.grid.gif"> Overlay grids and lines</DT>
+<DD>Adds layer to display regular grid (for all locations), or geodesic and
 rhumblines (for latitude/longitude locations only). Grid options
 include: grid and border colors, grid origin, and grid line spacing.
 Geodesic and rhumbline options include: line color, and xy coordinates
-(geographic) of line endpoints. <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="d.grid.html">d.grid</a>, <a href="d.geodesic.html">d.geodesic</a>, and <a href="d.rhumbline.html">d.rhumbline</a>.</span>
-<h3>Add command layer</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-cmd.gif"> Adds a layer in which a
-GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered. For a command list
-use the pipe symbol as
-"|" as separator.
-<p>E.g.: <em>d.rast soils | d.rast -o roads | d.vect
-streams col=blue</em>
-</p>
+(geographic) of line endpoints.
+<i>See <a href="d.grid.html">d.grid</a>, <a href="d.geodesic.html">d.geodesic</a>,
+ and <a href="d.rhumbline.html">d.rhumbline</a>.</i>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-cmd.gif"> Add command layer</DT>
+<DD>Adds a layer in which a GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered.
+For a command list use the pipe symbol as "|" as separator.
+For example:
+
+<div class="code"><pre>
+  d.rast soils | d.rast -o roads | d.vect streams col=blue
+</pre></div>
+
 Note that when an option of the command contains spaces, you need to
-escape them with the backslash ('\') character, e.g.:
-<em>d.text.freetype text=Population\ density</em>
-<h3>Add group</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-group.gif"> Adds an empty layer group.
-Layers can then be added to the group.<br>
-<h3>Duplicate selected layer or group</h3>
-<img src="icons/edit-copy.gif"> Adds a new layer that
-duplicates the selected layer.
-<h3>Cut selected layer or group</h3>
-<img src="icons/edit-cut.gif"> Deletes the selected group
-or layer.
-<h3>Erase all layers and create a new group</h3>
-<img src="icons/file-new.gif"> Removes all layers in the
-layer tree and creates a new, empty group to which new layers can be
-added.<br>
-<h3>Open an existing group file</h3>
-<img src="icons/file-open.gif"> Opens an previously saved
-group file, containing a set of display layers and their option
-settings.
-<h3>Save layers to group file</h3>
-<img src="icons/file-save.gif"> Saves current set of
-layers and their options to a group file.
-<h3>Animate raster map series<br>
-</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-xganim.gif"> Starts the Animation
-Tool interactive
-interface to display a series of raster maps as an animation. <i>See
-<a href="gm_animate.html">Animation Tool help page</a></i>.
-&nbsp;<br>
-<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
-<h3>Digitize raster or vector maps</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-v.digit.gif">Starts the raster
-digitizing or vector digitizing module, depending on
+escape them with the backslash ('\') character, for example:<BR>
+<tt>d.text.freetype text=Population\ density</tt>
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-group.gif"> Add group</DT>
+<DD>Adds an empty layer group. Layers can then be added to the group.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/edit-copy.gif"> Duplicate selected layer or group</DT>
+<DD>Adds a new layer that duplicates the selected layer.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/edit-cut.gif"> Cut selected layer or group</DT>
+<DD>Deletes the selected group or layer.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/file-new.gif"> Erase all layers and create a new group</DT>
+<DD>Removes all layers in the layer tree and creates a new, empty group to
+which new layers can be added.<br></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/file-open.gif"> Open an existing group file</DT>
+<DD>Opens an previously saved group file, containing a set of display
+layers and their option settings.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/file-save.gif"> Save layers to group file</DT>
+<DD>Saves current set of layers and their options to a group file.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-xganim.gif"> Animate raster map series</DT>
+<DD>Starts the interactive Animation Tool interface to display a series
+of raster maps as an animation.
+<i>See the <a href="gm_animate.html">Animation Tool help page</a></i>.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-v.digit.gif"> Digitize raster or vector maps</DT>
+<DD>Starts the raster digitizing or vector digitizing module, depending on
 whether a raster or vector map is selected. Raster digitizing always
 creates a new map. Vector digitizing will either edit an existing map
 (if an existing vector map is selected in the layer tree) or create a
 new vector map (if the name of the new vector to be created is entered
 in the 'vector name' field of the options panel for a vector map
-layer). <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="r.digit.html">r.digit</a> and <a href="v.digit.html">v.digit</a></span>.
+layer).
+<i>See <a href="r.digit.html">r.digit</a> and <a href="v.digit.html">v.digit</a></i>.
+</DD>
+
+</DL>
+<BR><BR>
+
+
+
 <h2>MAP DISPLAY BUTTON FUNCTIONS</h2>
-<h3><img src="gm_mapdisptools.png" alt=""></h3>
-<h3>Display active layers (current region)</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-display.gif"> Displays all active
-layers at current resolution and region extents for that map display
-window.&nbsp;
-<h3>Re-render and display all active layers and zoom to current
-region</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-zoom_current.gif"> Resets the region
-to
-the resolution and extents to the values set with g.region; forces
-redisplay and re-rendering
-all active layers. <i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i>
-<h3>NVIZ</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-nviz.gif"> Starts the NVIZ,
-n-dimensional visualization module and interactive
+
+<img src="gm_mapdisptools.png" alt="Map display toolbar">
+
+<DL>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-display.gif"> Display active layers (current region)</DT>
+<DD>Displays all active layers at current resolution and region extents for
+that map display window.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-zoom_current.gif"> Re-render and display all active
+layers and zoom to current region</DT>
+<DD>Resets the region to the resolution and extents to the values set with
+<em>g.region</em>; forces re-display and re-rendering all active layers.
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-nviz.gif"> NVIZ</DT>
+<DD>Starts NVIZ, the <i>n</i>-dimensional visualization module and interactive
 graphical interface. All active raster and vector layers in the layer
-tree will be displayed in NVIZ. <span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="nviz.html">nviz</a></span><a href="nviz.html">.</a>
-<h3>Fly through path for NVIZ</h3>
-<img src="icons/module-d.nviz.gif"> Starts a GRASS module
-for interactive creation of a fly-through path to be animated in NVIZ. <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.nviz.html">d.nviz</a></span>.
-<h3>Erase to white</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-erase.gif"> Erases the currently
-selected monitor to a white background; also removes all frames. <span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="d.erase.html">d.erase</a>
-and <a href="d.frame.html">d.frame</a> -e.</span>
-<h3>Arrow cursor</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-pointer.gif"> Select arrow cursor for
-map display.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
-<h3>Zoom in</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-zoom_in.gif"> Interactive zooming with
-the mouse in the active display monitor.
+tree will be displayed in NVIZ.
+<i>See the <a href="nviz.html">nviz</a> manual.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/module-d.nviz.gif"> Create fly through path for NVIZ</DT>
+<DD>Starts a GRASS module for interactive creation of a fly-through path to
+be animated in NVIZ.
+<i>See <a href="d.nviz.html">d.nviz</a></i>.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-erase.gif"> Erase to white</DT>
+<DD>Erases the currently selected monitor to a white background; also
+removes all frames.
+<i>See <a href="d.erase.html">d.erase</a> and
+<a href="d.frame.html">d.frame -e</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-pointer.gif"> Arrow cursor</DT>
+<DD>Select arrow cursor for map display.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-zoom_in.gif"> Zoom in</DT>
+<DD>Interactive zooming with the mouse in the active display monitor.
 Drawing a box with the mouse (left button) and zoom-in cursor causes
 the display to zoom in so that the area defined by the box fills the
 display. The map resolution is not changed. Clicking with the zoom-in
 cursor causes the display to zoom in by 30%, centered on the point
 where the mouse is clicked. Zooming resets the display region extents
-(both
-size and location of area
-displayed). It does NOT affect the computational region for other GIS
-processes.<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="g.region.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">g.region</span></a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
-</span>
-<h3>Zoom out</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-zoom_out.gif"> Interactive zooming
-with the mouse in the active display monitor.
+(both size and location of area displayed). It does NOT affect the
+computational region for other GIS processes.
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-zoom_out.gif"> Zoom out</DT>
+<DD>Interactive zooming with the mouse in the active display monitor.
 Drawing a box with the mouse (left button) and zoom-out cursor causes
-the display to
-zoom in so that the area displayed shrinks to fill the area defined by
-the box. The map
-resolution is not changed. Clicking with the zoom-out cursor causes the
-display to zoom out by 30%, centered on the point where the mouse is
-clicked. Zooming resets the display region extents (both size and
-location of
-area
-displayed). It does NOT affect the computational region for other GIS
-processes.<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="g.region.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">g.region</span></a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
-<h3><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan</span></h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-pan.gif"> Interactive selection of a
-new
-center of view in the active display monitor. Drag the pan cursor while
-pressing the left mouse button to pan. Panning changes the
-location of the region displayed but not the size of the area displayed
-or the resolution. Panning does NOT affect the computational region for
-other GIS processes.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">See
-<a href="g.region.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">g.region</span></a>.</span><br>
-<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
-<h3>Zoom back</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-zoom_back.gif"> Returns to previous
-zoom. Up to 5 levels of zoom back are maintained.
-<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="g.region.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">g.region</span></a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
-</span>
-<h3>Zoom menu</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-mapzoom.gif"> Automatic zoom settings
-menu. Zoom to match the extents of a selected
+the display to zoom in so that the area displayed shrinks to fill the
+area defined by the box. The map resolution is not changed. Clicking
+with the zoom-out cursor causes the display to zoom out by 30%, centered
+on the point where the mouse is clicked. Zooming resets the display
+region extents (both size and location of area displayed). It does NOT
+affect the computational region for other GIS processes.
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-pan.gif"> Pan</DT>
+<DD>Interactive selection of a new center of view in the active display
+monitor. Drag the pan cursor while pressing the left mouse button to pan.
+Panning changes the location of the region displayed but not the size of
+the area displayed or the resolution. Panning does NOT affect the
+computational region for other GIS processes.
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-zoom_back.gif"> Revert zoom</DT>
+<DD>Returns to the previous zoom. Up to 5 levels of zoom back are maintained.
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-mapzoom.gif"> Zoom menu</DT>
+<DD>Automatic zoom settings menu. Zoom to match the extents of a selected
 map or to match the extents of a saved region; save the current extents
-to a named region file; zoom to match the computational region (set
-with g.region) or to match the default region;
-set computational region (WIND file) to match the current display
-extents (does not change
-resolution).<span style="font-style: italic;">See <a href="g.region.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">g.region</span></a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
-</span>
-<h3>Query (select map first)</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-query.gif"> Query selected raster
-(only the base map of a draped map will be
+to a named region file; zoom to match the computational region (set with
+<em>g.region</em>) or to match the default region; set computational region
+(the mapset's <tt>WIND</tt> file) to match the current display extents
+(does not change the resolution).
+<i>See <a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-query.gif"> Query tool (select a map first)</DT>
+<DD>Query selected raster (only the base map of a draped map will be
 queried), RGB raster map (all three map channels will be queried), or
-vector map using the mouse. A map must be
-selected before query.
-&nbsp;Vector charts and thematic vector maps cannot be queried. The
-results of the query will be displayed in the console window.<span style="font-style: italic;"> See <a href="r.what.html">r.what</a>
-and <a href="v.what.html">v.what</a></span>.<br>
-<h3>Measure lengths</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-measure.gif"> Interactive measurement
-of lengths defined with the mouse. The length
+vector map using the mouse. A map must be selected before query.
+Vector charts and thematic vector maps cannot be queried. The
+results of the query will be displayed in the console window.
+<i>See <a href="r.what.html">r.what</a> and <a href="v.what.html">v.what</a></i>.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-measure.gif"> Distance measurement tool</DT>
+<DD>Interactive measurement of lengths defined with the mouse. The length
 of each segment and the cumulative length of all segments measuered is
-displayed in the console window. Lengths are
-measured in the current measurement unit. <span style="font-style: italic;">See also <a href="d.measure.html">d.measure</a>.</span><br>
-<h3>Profile</h3>
-<img src="icons/gui-profile.gif"> Interactively create
-profile of a raster map. Profile transect
+displayed in the console window. Lengths are measured in the current
+measurement unit.
+<i>See also <a href="d.measure.html">d.measure</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/gui-profile.gif"> Profile tool</DT>
+<DD>Interactively create profile of a raster map. Profile transect
 is drawn with the mouse in map display. The profile may be of the
-displayed map or a different map.<span style="font-style: italic;">
-See <a href="gm_profile.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Profile Tool help page</span></a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
-</span>
-<h3>Print map</h3>
-<img src="icons/file-print.gif"> Prints map on lpr printer
-or postscript device; saves visible map
-display (including postscript text and labels) to PDF or EPS file.
-Requires ghostscript for all output except EPS.
-<h3>Export map display</h3>
-<img src="icons/file-save.gif"> Exports visible map
-display to
-different raster graphic formats. Exported map does not include
-postscript text or postscript labels.
-<h3>Strict draw mode</h3>
-<img src="icons/drawmode-strict.gif"> Selects strict draw
-mode. In
-strict mode the aspect ratio and resolution from the last zoom are used
-when drawing the maps. The map will show only the area and resolution
-selected. It will not usually fill the screen. Strict mode only shows
-what is asked for.
-<h3>Explore draw mode</h3>
-<img src="icons/drawmode-explore.gif"> Selects explore
-draw mode. In
-explore mode the region from the last zoom is expanded to fill the
-entire screen. The resolution is adjusted to match the screen
-resolution. Explore mode shows as much as possible.
-<h2>Configuration: changing fonts</h2>
+displayed map or a different map.<i>
+See the <a href="gm_profile.html">Profile Tool help page</a>.</i></DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/file-print.gif"> Print map</DT>
+<DD>Prints map on the UNIX <i>lpr</i> printer or PostScript device;
+saves visible map display (including PostScript text and labels) to PDF
+or EPS file. Requires <tt>ghostscript</tt> for all output except EPS.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/file-save.gif"> Export map display</DT>
+<DD>Exports visible map display to different raster graphic formats.
+Exported map does not include PostScript text or PostScript labels.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/drawmode-strict.gif"> Strict draw mode</DT>
+<DD>Selects strict draw mode. In strict mode the aspect ratio and resolution
+from the last zoom are used when drawing the maps. The map will show only
+the area and resolution selected. It will not usually fill the screen.
+Strict mode only shows what is asked for.</DD>
+
+<DT><img src="icons/drawmode-explore.gif"> Explore draw mode</DT>
+<DD>Selects explore draw mode. In explore mode the region from the last zoom
+is expanded to fill the entire screen. The resolution is adjusted to match
+the screen resolution. Explore mode shows as much as possible.</DD>
+
+</DL>
+
+
+<h2>CONFIGURATION</h2>
+
+<h3>Changing fonts</h3>
+
 Fonts used in <em>gis.m</em> can be changed as follows:
 <ul>
-<li>Source code: edit file 'lib/gtcltk/options.tcl' and compile gtcltk
-</li>
-<li>Runtime: edit file '$GISBASE/etc/gtcltk/options.tcl'
-</li>
+ <li>Runtime: edit file '<tt>$GISBASE/etc/gtcltk/options.tcl</tt>'</li>
+ <li>Source code: edit file '<tt>lib/gtcltk/options.tcl</tt>' and recompile gtcltk</li>
 </ul>
+
+
 <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
-<em></em><em><a href="gm_animate.html">gis.m: ANIMATION TOOL</a><br>
-<a href="gm_georect.html">gis.m: GEORECTIFY TOOL</a></em><br>
-<em><a href="gm_profile.html">gis.m: PROFILE TOOL</a></em><em></em>
+<em>
+<a href="gm_animate.html">gis.m: ANIMATION TOOL</a><br>
+<a href="gm_georect.html">gis.m: GEORECTIFY TOOL</a><br>
+<a href="gm_profile.html">gis.m: PROFILE TOOL</a><br>
+</em>
+<BR>
+<a href="d.m.html"><em>d.m</em> GUI</a>: The old display manager GUI<BR>
+<a href="http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/WxPython-based_GUI_for_GRASS">wxPython GUI</a>:
+  The next genration GUI, currently under development<BR>
+
 
 <h2>AUTHORS</h2>
 Michael Barton, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA<br>
 Cedric Shock, USA
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