[GRASS5] [bug #2815] (grass) d.vect help: where=string looks better

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 08:38:23PM +1300, Hamish wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 12:14:32AM +0100, Request Tracker wrote:
> > > this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=2815
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > $ d.vect help
> > > Usage:
> > >    [field=value] [cats=name] [where=name] [color=name] [fcolor=name]
> > > where=name?
> > > where=string looks better.
> > 
> > This would require a change in
> >  lib/gis/parser.c
> > 
> > (G_OPT_WHERE)
> > 
> > Not sure that it is trivial, probably all 'name' above would get
> > changed to 'string' then.
> > 
> > Desired?
> 
> 
> does "string" mean anything to non-programmers besides a piece of rope?

Yes :-)

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=string

Markus