[GRASS-dev] Re: gis.m issues

[Michael Barton]

Hamish,

See below.

Michael
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> From: Hamish <hamish_nospam at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:04:07 +1200
> To: Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Cc: <grass-dev at grass.itc.it>
> Subject: gis.m issues
> 
> some GIS.m / menu.tcl issues:
> 
> * launch r.digit from gis.m menu with no Map Display open leads to a
> <region not set> error.

This is a problem with r.digit.

It won't start up in an xterm. I can't get it to start in an xterm from the
command line either--xterm -e r.digit just starts the TclTk gui. It flashes
a small dialog that disappears too quickly for me to read.

Other commands like i.points start up fine in an xterm. So I don't know what
is wrong.

There is a different issue with d.rast.edit in that it wants to have a map
displayed in an xmon, but there is not place to specify the map (i.e., you
must open it separately using d.rast).


> 
> * d.font in menu.tcl has "execute term d.font" which is wrong. then
> complains about can't get socket.. it is looking for an active x
> monitor? This doesn't actually need a term at all?

fixed

> 
> * g.access. Does this really need to run in a term?

fixed

> 
> * g.gisenv:  change to run_panel?   currently it runs with "--ui" which
> kills output.  if run_panel you can't edit, add a second menu item for
> that?

fixed. I did 2 menu entries: one to show current settings and the other to
change settings. 

> 
> * g.region -p, g.version -c are broken. Move g.version to help menu?

fixed

> 
> 
> 
> Hamish