[GRASS-dev] Re: #339: d.mon doesn't work (WinGrass commandline)

[Michael Barton]

On Oct 19, 2008, at 9:00 AM, <grass-dev-request at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:21:16 -0000
> From: "GRASS GIS" <trac at osgeo.org>
> Subject: [GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #339: d.mon doesn't work
> 	(WinGrass	commandline)
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> #339: d.mon doesn't work (WinGrass commandline)
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>  Reporter:  schulzea      |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>      Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed
>  Priority:  major         |   Milestone:  6.4.0
> Component:  default       |     Version:  6.3.0 RCs
> Resolution:  fixed         |    Keywords:
>  Platform:  MSWindows XP  |         Cpu:  Unspecified
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> Comment (by glynn):
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> Replying to [comment:1 hamish]:
>> X monitors do not exist in native MS windows. You must use the GUI or
> install the cygwin version.
>>
>> Perhaps an #ifdef could be added to d.mon so the module reports
> something to this effect rather than leave the user confused.
>
> It might be better to just omit d.mon on Windows. The program itself
> compiles fine, but as none of the drivers exist, there isn't much  
> point in
> d.mon existing.

I agree. Another thing might be to include some information along this  
line in the d.mon doc page. Something along the lines of...

'd.mon is the original visualization environment for GRASS and  
designed to work only with the X-Windows windowing interface system,  
widely used with Linux and Unix operating systems. X-Windows is an  
alternative to the Macintosh Aqua windowing interface and Microsoft's  
Windows windowing interface. To use X-Windows (and d.mon) with the  
Macintosh, it is necessary to install X-Windows from the Mac OS X  
system disk. To use X-Windows in a Microsoft Windows environment, it  
is necessary to install the Cygwin Unix emulation package that  
includes X-Windows.

The TclTk and wxPython GUI interfaces that are installed with GRASS  
provide an alternative visualization environment to d.mon, do not  
require X-Windows, and work on all widely used operating systems  
(including Linux, Unix, Mac, and Windows).'