[GRASS-dev] v.colors interface info

[Michael Barton]

On Dec 31, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Martin Landa wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 2008/12/31 Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>:
>> Fixed in all versions.
>
> well, r.colours options are generated on the fly (from
> $GISBASE/etc/colours). Actually it's not possible for v.colours as
> Markus wrote. Color table options  in v.colours are static and must be
> updated everytime $GISBASE/etc/colours is changed.

That's the down side of doing this as a script. On the other hand, the  
color tables are not changed all that often, and it is hard to know  
what you can type without the pull-down options combo. IMHO, entering  
a static list is a lot better for a GUI than not having any list at  
all. If you want a new table that is not yet in the static list, it is  
still possible to run v.colors from the command line.

Michael