LABELING to a monitor ???

[charnotw]

> 
> I want to display labels to the monitor.  Can this be done using GRASS?
> 
> I tried using d.paint.labels without luck.  The labels will display
> using p.map but I cannot draw labels from the command line.  
> 
> Has anyone wriiten a script to do this ?  
> 
> Has anyone else using d.paint.labels (GRASS4.1) had problems with it ?
> 
> How can I display labels for vector and raster files.
> 
> I would prefer not to use p.map if possible.  (or ps.map either)
> 
> Can labeling to the screen be done or should I forget it and wait to
> do annotation when we switch over to ARC/Info next year ??
> 
> Thanks for the help
> 
> Bonnie 
> weller at acca.nmsu.edu
> 
> 
d.labels should do it , though I find it a bit buggy after
about 60 labels

Arc/Info! rinse your mouth out 8-)  (only kidding ESRI)


Tom Charnock                       O--O
Dept Civil Engineering            (~~~~)
Aston University                 (  __  )
Birmingham B4 7ET UK             /|\  /|\
charnotw at sun.aston.ac.uk