[GRASS-dev] Re: single-click zoom doesn't preserve aspect ratio

[Hamish]

Michael Barton wrote:
> 
> There are probably ways to trap errors more gracefully. The best way is not
> to have them of course, but it would be good if the program continued even
> if it encountered one. I can't put a "catch" command on everything in every
> script (this is one way to trap), but it would be good to know which kinds
> of errors create this kind of freeze (not all do). As I encounter them, I
> try to trap them, but I'm not sure what to look for to do this proactively.


I would suggest this one as a candidate for catching:
   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.user/16199

> GRASS 6.2.0 (Arctic):~ > gis.m
> GRASS 6.2.0 (Arctic):~ > Error in startup script: can't read
> "parts(n)": no such variable
>     while executing
> "MapCanvas::zoom_new $mon $parts(n) $parts(s) $parts(e)  $parts(w)
> $parts(nsres) $parts(ewres)"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::zoom_gregion" line 11)
>     invoked from within
> "MapCanvas::zoom_gregion $mon"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::create" line 40)


.. and then reword the error to something meaninful ..


Hamish