[GRASS-dev] how to display a vector map for d.path in gis.m?

[Moritz Lennert]

On 30/01/07 08:37, Otto Dassau wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I used the d.path module in gis.m and found that the map I chose for calculating
> the shortest path is not automatically displayed in the background. So I have a
> white monitor where I can select my starting and end nodes to display a red
> line.
> 
> Is this missing or how do I have to use the module correctly in gis.m to display
> a vector map in the background? I used a grass cvs snapshot from today and tried
> with spearfish roads map.


d.path uses the old monitor system, not the new gis.m display, so when 
you launch it through the gis.m menu, an x-monitor opens (with something 
like Monitor: x0 written in the title bar). You can display whatever you 
want in this monitor by using the command line, e.g.:

d.vect roads

Moritz