[GRASS-dev] d.histogram: font issue

Glynn Clements glynn at gclements.plus.com
Fri Feb 1 06:11:47 EST 2008


Michael Barton wrote:

> >>> I support using some Python plotting library to draw axes. We could
> >>> write
> >>> up a grid template using d.graph, but I'd rather be in the  
> >>> business of
> >>> gluing together high quality components rather than reinventing
> >>> yet-another x-y plotting package. If we like a plotting package but
> >>> it lacks the ability to output to PNG or whatever we need, I would
> >>> suggest donating the extra code to enhance that package to the
> >>> other project.
> >
> > If the functionality is useful enough to have in GRASS, it's useful
> > enough to have outside of the GUI.
> >
> 
> Yes. But who is going to code it?

The same can be said of any feature. However, adding a GUI-only
version is only going to decrease the chance of a proper version being
implemented; it's essentially a wrecking tactic.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>


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