[GRASS5] One step at a time. erase at start-up

[Helena]

Rich Shepard wrote:

>
>   When I try to enter location and mapset names, I have no erase capability
> (i.e., neither the delete nor the backspace keys work). Is this normal?

for as far as I have been using GRASS (good 10 years) there was
no erase capability - you have to go back and rewrite. That is why a new
start-up GUI is highly desirable. I don't know the answer to the d.mon problem.

Helena

>
>
>   When I finally get to the command prompt I try starting a monitor, and
> this is what I get:
>
> GRASS:/mnt/usr4/coeur-rochester/data > d.mon start=x0
> Sorry, </usr/local/grass5/dev/fifo.1a> not available
> Have GRASS adminstrator check etc/monitorcap file
> Can't stat /usr/local/grass5/dev/fifo.1a
> Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
> Can't stat /usr/local/grass5/dev/fifo.1a
>
>   When I list the monitors, x0 through x6 are shown to be available. So,
> what have I left off here?
>
>   BTW, this is with beta-11.2.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
> Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
>
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