[GRASS5] Re: Small bugs and notes

Wed Mar 9 04:05:40 EST 2005

Let me know once it is ready, I want to release 6.0.0 this afternoon.

Thanks
Radim

Michael Barton wrote:
> The following will be fixed and uploaded to the CVS tomorrow
> 
> Michael
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>>From: Lorenzo Moretti <lorenzo.moretti at bologna.enea.it>
>>Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:51:10 +0100
>>To: <michael.barton at asu.edu>
>>Subject: Small bugs and notes
>>
>>Hi Michael
>>
>>Markus has sent an email about changes in shell prompt but the changes for
>>tcltk are for you.
>>I resend to you some changes to add in cvs code for viewing Location name in
>>GIS Manager window like my last grass60cvs.
> 
> 
> Fixed d.m as requested
> 
> 
>>>in display/d.m/d.m.tcl
>>>----------------------
>>>row 205
>>>proc Dm::_create_intro { } {
>>>    global dmpath
>>>    global GRASSVERSION
>>>+   global location_name
>>>    variable max_prgindic
>>>
>>>    set top [toplevel .intro -relief raised -borderwidth 2]
>>>
>>>    wm withdraw $top
>>>    wm overrideredirect $top 1
>>>
>>>    set ximg [label $top.x -image [image create photo -file
>>>"$dmpath/intro.gif"] ]
>>>
>>>    set frame [frame $ximg.f -background white]
>>>-    set lab1 [label $frame.lab1 -text "GRASS $GRASSVERSION GIS Manager" \
>>>+    set lab1 [label $frame.lab1 -text "GRASS $GRASSVERSION GIS Manager -
>>>$location_name" \
>>>
>>>row 846
>>>proc main {argc argv} {
>>>    global auto_path
>>>    global GRASSVERSION
>>>+   global location_name
>>>
>>>    wm withdraw .
>>>-   wm title . [G_msg "GRASS $GRASSVERSION GIS Manager"]
>>>+   wm title . [G_msg "GRASS $GRASSVERSION GIS Manager - $location_name"]
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>MISSING in etc/dm/menu.tcl (for all users)
>>--------------------------
>>line 88
>>-         {command "List maps" {} "g.list" {} -command {execute }}
>>+       {command "List maps" {} "g.list" {} -command {execute g.list }}
> 
> 
> Fixed
> 
> 
>>d.font.freetype (is missing from Menu)
> 
> 
> Fixed
> 
> 
>>Display standard GRASS fonts - show.fonts.sh is missing
> 
> 
> This script does not exist in GRASS 6 (someone could rewrite it I suppose)
> 
> 
>>
>>ONLY IN OSX AQUA in etc/dm/menu.tcl
>>-----------------------------------
>>
>>line 258
>>-                     {command "Generate flow lines for raster map" {}
>>"r.flow" {} -command {execute r.flow }}
>>+                    {command "Generate flow lines for raster map" {} "r.flow"
>>{} -command {term r.flow }}
> 
> 
> This is a problem in X11 also. Fixed (changed to spawn r.flow).
> 
> But this is a module that has problems or execute would work. There are
> others with similar issues among the hydrologic modeling group also.
> 
> 
>>What do you think?
>>
>>
>>ERRORS IN GRASS-OSX Tcl MENU
>>----------------------------
>>- Raster with legend (inside GIS Manager)
>>   The raster with legend is diplayed and at the end the monitor is erased
>>(not in GRASS-X11 Tcl)
> 
> 
> This will be fixed after 6.0 stable is released.
> 
> 
>>- d.font  - when you select one X11 font in "Grass.app" freeze (I suspect
>>about X11 font not good for Tcl in Aqua)
> 
> 
> I don't know about this one. Not fixed.
> 
> 
>>
>>My notes aboute GIS Manager
>>===========================
>>
>>2 menus are too much large for me
> 
> 
> Both fixed (and a couple of others with similar issues)
> 
> 
>>Display
>>-------
>>Redraw active display (Note: some items may not be redrawn)
>>Redraw (some items may not be redrawn)
>>(I have an error in this menu)
>>
>>
>>Image
>>-----
>>Brovey transformation and pan sharpening for Landsat ETM, SPOT, and Quickbird
>>Brovey transformation and pan sharpening
>>
>>
>>FROM AN HEAVY OS X USER (FROM PORTUGAL)
>>
>>
>>>I think that Grass 5.4 had more intuitive importing module organization. It
>>>was more easy to find the right import module for a certain type of file
>>>because they were directly listed in the menus. Maybe you could maintain the
>>>previous specific modules in version 6, even considering that GDAL or OGR
>>>substitute many of them. At least the description of these latest modules can
>>>be updated. I can not find easily a command to import DXF files under Grass 6
>>>for instance. GDAL it's as effective as the previous 5.4 module in importing
>>>GeoTIFF files which is a format that I use very often to exchange info
>>>between 
>>>Canvas 9, Mfworks, and Grass. One of my working mattes, that also is becoming
>>>a GRASS addicted, is having some troubles in importing xyz files using the
>>>v.in.ascii command, even considering that his xyz file seems to be well
>>>formatted for import. Talking about GRASS addicted guys, we have their number
>>>growing around here ;-)
>>
>>I've already answered to him about r.in.gdal, v.in.ogr and v.in.dwg.
>>v.in.ascii has problems? For me no but I don't know...
> 
> 
> V.in.ascii should be working fine now AFAIK. There is a check box (flag) for
> r.in.gdal and for v.in.ogr that lists which formats are read. The easiest is
> to have a single import routine that reads anything (i.e., even more
> minimalistic than we now have--like GrafikConverter)
> 
> 
>>What do you think?
>>
>>
>>Bye
>>
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