[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #89: d.legend: option to get info from stdin instead of raster

[GRASS GIS]

#89: d.legend: option to get info from stdin instead of raster
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 Reporter:  hamish       |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
Component:  default      |     Version:  unspecified              
 Keywords:               |  
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 this was code wish # 391 over on the old gforge tracker. moving it here.
 http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=391&group_id=21&atid=188

 Hamish


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 Hi,

 It would be nice if d.legend could look for "map=-" and if so take legend
 cat and color info from stdin. That way vector maps and custom legends
 could be made without resorting to tricks like making a dummy raster file
 to hold
 that info.  [see v.colors addon script]

 If data is fed from stdin (signaled by map=-) create categorical legend
 using that data. Data format: "cat|label|color"

 e.g.
 {{{
 d.legend -m map="-" <<EOF
 1|Main Street|255:0:0
 2|Elm Street|0:255:0
 3|Old Coach Road|0:0:255
 EOF
 }}}

 In this way d.legend could work as a system module by the GUI instead of
 a user module, and be useful for non-raster tasks too.


 see expanded thread on the -dev mailing list:
  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.devel/19852/focus=19952


 Hamish

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