[GRASS-dev] v.category option=print: fails to print area's categories

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 12:58:08PM +0100, Martin Landa wrote:
> Hi Maciek,
> 
> 2006/11/21, Maciej Sieczka <tutey at o2.pl>:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have notice that "v.category option=print type=area" never prints any
> >categories. Why is that so?
> >
> >Example: in spearfish there is a 'fields' vector which has 65 areas, 63
> >of them with centroids. But
> >
> >        v.category fields option=print type=area
> >
> >prints nothing; a bug?
> 
> not sure, I see vector type 'area' as a "virtual" type, so I think an
> area cannot be associated with category number. It's always centroid
> (and/or boundary) which has category number. So
> 
> v.category fields option=print type=area
> 
> does not make sense to me... (??)

This sounds reasonable. If true, the area type should be removed
from the list to avoid confusion.

Markus