[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3122: d.legend.vect: possibility to change text of displayed labels and select labels to show/not show

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#3122: d.legend.vect: possibility to change text of displayed labels and select
labels to show/not show
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  Reporter:  veroandreo  |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:              |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |
  Priority:  normal      |  Milestone:  7.3.0
 Component:  Display     |    Version:  unspecified
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  d.legend.vect, gsoc2016,
       CPU:              |  cartography
  Unspecified            |   Platform:  Unspecified
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Comment (by mlennert):

 Replying to [comment:9 veroandreo]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 lazaa]:
 > >
 > [all the rest deleted]
 > >
 > > It's possible using {{{input}}}/{{{output}}} parameter. After adding
 all layers (boundary, rivers, bridges) you call d.legend.vect module with
 parameter output
 > > {{{d.legend.vect -b at=10,40 output=legend_out}}}.
 > >
 > > You get file you can edit:
 > > {{{
 > > boundary|legend/area|5|139:105:20|227:227:186|3|area|8
 > > rivers|legend/line|5|232:146:34|200:200:200|2|line|10837
 > > bridges|basic/cross2|10|red|white|0|point|160
 > > }}}
 > >
 > > After deleting first line and saving file as e.g. ''legend_in'' you
 run d.legend.vect once again with {{{input}}} parameter
 > > {{{d.legend.vect -b at=10,40 input=legend_in}}} and you get legend
 with only two layers altough three layers are displayed in map window.
 >
 > Yes, Anna said before that that was the way to do it currently and this
 is probably useful for scripts, but maybe not very straightforward,
 especially for new users or those only using GUI.

 Yes, that's why I would suggest an additional flag to d.vect which if set
 would mean that this vector layer should not be part of the legend. This
 would then graphically translate into a checkbox in the 'legend' tab of
 the d.vect GUI.

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