[GRASS-SVN] r39053 - grass/branches/develbranch_6/gui/wxpython/docs
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Sun Sep 6 23:26:43 EDT 2009
Author: helena
Date: 2009-09-06 23:26:42 -0400 (Sun, 06 Sep 2009)
New Revision: 39053
Modified:
grass/branches/develbranch_6/gui/wxpython/docs/wxGUI.html
Log:
updates started, intro and GIS manager section
Modified: grass/branches/develbranch_6/gui/wxpython/docs/wxGUI.html
===================================================================
--- grass/branches/develbranch_6/gui/wxpython/docs/wxGUI.html 2009-09-06 21:49:28 UTC (rev 39052)
+++ grass/branches/develbranch_6/gui/wxpython/docs/wxGUI.html 2009-09-07 03:26:42 UTC (rev 39053)
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
<b>wxGUI</b> is a new generation of the GUI for GRASS GIS. It's a successor
of the <em><a href="gis.m.html">Tcl/Tk GUI</a></em>.
-<p>
-To start the wxGUI automatically for each session run GRASS with
-<tt>wxpython</tt> switch
-
+If wxGUI is not your default GUI, you can define it as default by
+ typing at GRASS command line prompt
<div class="code"><pre>
- grass -wxpython
+ g.gui -u wxpython
</pre></div>
or define in your <tt>.grassrc6</tt> file 'GRASS_GUI' variable
@@ -18,21 +16,26 @@
</pre></div>
The GUI can be quit by selecting the 'File->Exit' menu item. The GUI
-can be restarted from the GRASS command line prompt by
-typing
+can be restarted from the GRASS command line prompt by typing
<div class="code"><pre>
g.gui wxpython
</pre></div>
-or
+or to restart with previously saved workspace type:
<div class="code"><pre>
g.gui wxpython workspace=file.gxw
</pre></div>
-to launch wxGUI and load workspace file on start-up.
+<p>
+You can also start GRASS from the shell command line with wxGUI
+defined by the <tt>-wxpython</tt> switch:
+<div class="code"><pre>
+ grass64 -wxpython
+</pre></div>
+
<p>
The GUI is composed by <em>two</em> main components:
@@ -70,9 +73,9 @@
Map layers are listed in the window frame below the toolbar. Layers can
include raster and vector maps, text, map decorations (scale and
north arrow, and grids), and commands (where any GRASS command can be
-written). Layers are displayed in as 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.
+written). Layers are displayed as arranged in the layer tree: the
+bottom layer is displayed first and the top layer is displayed last, as if
+the layers were a series of stacked overlays.
<p>
The check box to the left of each layer makes it active or inactive
@@ -82,79 +85,96 @@
composition can be saved to a workspace file and opened in subsequent
sessions, restoring all layers and their display options.
+<P>
+Right mouse click on a layer opens a dropdown menu with options to
+remove or rename the layer (g.remove, g.rename),
+change its display properties (d.rast and d.vect options such as color, symbol, etc.),
+show its metadata (r.info, v.info) or attributes, if applicable.
+<P>
+Left mouse double click on a layer opens GUI for its display options (d.rast, d.vect).
+
<h4>Layer Manager Toolbar</h4>
+New and old icons and explanation of their functionality:
<dl>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/monitor-create.png">
<img src="icons/grass/gui-startmon.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/application_add.png"> <em>Open new Map Display Window</em></dt>
+<em>Open new Map Display Window</em></dt>
<dd>Opens a new map display and creates empty layer tree tab in Layer Manager.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/create.png">
<img src="icons/grass/file-new.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/page_white.png"> <em>Creates new workspace file</em></dt>
+<em>Creates new workspace file</em></dt>
<dd>Removes all layers in the layer tree and creates a new, empty tree
where new layers can be added.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-open.png">
<img src="icons/grass/file-new.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/page_white_get.png"> <em>Load map layers (raster, vector) into workspace</em></dt>
+<em>Load map layers (raster, vector) into workspace</em></dt>
<dd>Loads selected raster or vector maps into current layer tree.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/open.png">
<img src="icons/grass/file-open.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/folder.png"> <em>Open an existing workspace file</em></dt>
+<em>Open an existing workspace file</em></dt>
<dd>Opens an previously saved workspace file, containing a set of display
layers and their option settings.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/save.png">
<img src="icons/grass/file-save.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/page_save.png"> <em>Save layers composition to workspace
- file</em></dt>
+Save workspace file</em></dt>
<dd>Saves current set of layers and their options to a workspace
file.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-raster-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/element-cell.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/image_add.png"> <em>Add raster-based map layer</em></dt>
-<dd>Adds raster map to layer tree, see <em><a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a></em>. Includes also shaded relief map, RGB or HIS map or raster flow arrows map.</dd>
+<em>Add raster map layer</em></dt>
+<dd>Adds raster map to layer tree, see <em><a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a></em>.
+</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-shaded-relief-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/module-d.shadedmap.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/picture_empty.png"> <em>Add shaded relief map layer</em></dt>
-<dd>Adds shaded relief raster map layer,
-see <em><a href="d.shadedmap.html">d.shadedmap</a></em>.</dd>
+<em>Add miscelaneous raster-based map layers</em></dt>
+<dd>opens a dropdown menu that allows user to select to add:<br>
-<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-rgb-add.png">
- <img src="icons/grass/channel-rgb.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/rgb.png"> <em>Add RGB raster layer</em></dt>
-<dd>Combines and displays three raster maps defined as red, green, and blue
-channels, see <em><a href="d.rgb.html">d.rgb</a></em>.</dd>
+ <dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-shaded-relief-add.png">
+ <img src="icons/grass/module-d.shadedmap.gif">
+ <em>shaded relief raster map layer </em></dt>
+ see <em><a href="d.shadedmap.html">d.shadedmap</a></em>, or <br>
+ <dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-rgb-add.png">
+ <img src="icons/grass/channel-rgb.gif">
+ <em>RGB raster layer</em></dt>
+ <dd>Combines and displays three raster maps defined as red, green, and blue
+ channels, see <em><a href="d.rgb.html">d.rgb</a></em>.</dd>
+ <dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-his-add.png">
+ <img src="icons/grass/channel-his.gif">
+ <em>HIS raster layer</em></dt>
+ <dd>Combines and displays two or three raster maps defined as hue,
+ intensity, and (optionally) saturation channels,
+ see <em><a href="d.his.html">d.his</a></em>.</dd>
+ <dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-cell-cats-add.png">
+ <img src="icons/grass/module-d.rast.arrow.gif">
+ <em>raster arrows layer</em></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,
+ see <em><a href="d.rast.arrow.html">d.rast.arrow</a></em>.</dd>
+ <dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-cell-cats-add.png">
+ <img src="icons/grass/module-d.rast.num.gif">
+ <em>raster numbers layer</em></dt>
+ <dd>Adds map of raster cells with numbers representing the cell values,
+ see <em><a href="d.rast.num.html">d.rast.num</a></em>.</dd>
+</dd>
-<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-his-add.png">
- <img src="icons/grass/channel-his.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/his.png"> <em>Add HIS raster layer</em></dt>
-<dd>Combines and displays two or three raster maps defined as hue,
-intensity, and (optionally) saturation channels,
-see <em><a href="d.his.html">d.his</a></em>.</dd>
-
-<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-cell-cats-add.png">
- <img src="icons/grass/module-d.rast.arrow.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/arrow_out.png"> <em>Add raster arrows layer</em></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,
-see <em><a href="d.rast.arrow.html">d.rast.arrow</a></em>.</dd>
-
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-vector-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/element-vector.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/map_add.png"> <em>Add vector-based map layer</em></dt>
-<dd>Adds a vector map layer, see <em><a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a></em>. Includes also thematic vector map or thematic charts layer.</dd>
+<em>Add vector map layer</em></dt>
+<dd>Adds a vector map layer, see <em><a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a></em>.
+</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-vector-thematic-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/module-d.vect.thematic.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/thematic.png"> <em>Add thematic map layer
+<em>Add thematic map layer
(for all vector types)</em></dt>
<dd>Adds layer for thematic display values from a numeric attribute
column associated with a vector map. Options include: thematic display
@@ -168,8 +188,7 @@
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-vector-chart-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/module-d.vect.chart.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/chart_bar.png"> <em>Add thematic charts layer
-(for vector points)</em></dt>
+<em>Add thematic charts layer (for vector points)</em></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
@@ -179,7 +198,7 @@
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-command-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/gui-cmd.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/cog_add.png"> <em>Add command layer</em></dt>
+<em>Add command layer</em></dt>
<dd>Adds a layer in which a GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered.
For a command list use the semi-colon (";") symbol as a separator.
For example:
@@ -197,18 +216,18 @@
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-group-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/gui-group.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/folder_add.png"> <em>Add layer group</em></dt>
+<em>Add layer group</em></dt>
<dd>Adds an empty layer group. Layers can then be added to the group.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-grid-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/module-d.grid.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/images.png"> <em>Add overlay grids and lines</em></dt>
+ <em>Add overlay grids and lines</em></dt>
<dd>Adds layer to display regular grid (for all locations), or geodesic and
rhumblines (for latitude/longitude locations only), see <em><a href="d.grid.html">d.grid</a>, <a href="d.geodesic.html">d.geodesic</a>, <a href="d.rhumbline.html">d.rhumbline</a></em>.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-label-add.png">
<img src="icons/grass/module-d.labels.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/tag_blue_add.png"> <em>Add labels layer for vector
+ <em>Add labels layer for vector
objects (from existing labels file)</em></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
@@ -218,12 +237,12 @@
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/layer-remove.png">
<img src="icons/grass/edit-cut.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/bin_closed.png"> <em>Remove map layer from layer tree</em></dt>
+ <em>Remove map layer from layer tree</em></dt>
<dd>Removes selected map layer or map layer group from layer tree.</dd>
<dt><img src="icons/grass2/table.png">
<img src="icons/grass/db-values.gif">
- <img src="icons/silk/application_view_columns.png"> <em>Open <a href="wxGUI.Attribute_Table_Manager.html">Attribute Table Manager</a> for selected vector map</em></dt>
+ <em>Open <a href="wxGUI.Attribute_Table_Manager.html">Attribute Table Manager</a> for selected vector map</em></dt>
<dd>Displays attribute data of selected vector map.</dd>
</dl>
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