[GRASSLIST:318] Re: Printing site descriptions

[Glynn Clements]

Antonios Christofides wrote:

>   [ When you print site descriptions with ps.map, you can't get rid of
>   the border and background color, and you can't specify placement. ]
> 
> OK, so what's the workaround? You use the ps.map "text" command instead
> of printing site descriptions? How about when you have a map with many
> names, such as a map with, say, 500 towns and villages? You create a
> huge ps.map input file with 500 "text" commands? Is this a missing
> feature of GRASS?

Yes, it's a missing feature.

GRASS is primarily an analysis package; its cartographic abilities are
fairly basic.

You may wish to look into GMT:

	http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>