[GRASSLIST:8585] Re: GRASS 6.0 - is there no d.label command in GRASS 6.0?

Hamish hamish_nospam at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 12 01:21:46 EDT 2005


[osrry for the delay in reply]

you:
> I have successfully installed GRASS6.0 on my system and have
> successfully added modified modules of
> GRASS5.3 to GRASS6.0
> But I cant find any d.label command in the GRASS6.0 source.
> Is there no d.label command in GRASS6.0 ?
>

me:
>     We have made a list in the GRASS WIKI:
> 
> GRASS 5.3 modules porting status to 6.0
>     http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/ModulePortingList#Display_modules
>   ->  d.label - functionality pretty much covered by d.text
>     
> In GRASS 6.1-cvs I have updated v.label, d.paint.labels, and ps.map's
> "labels" instruction to the point where I think it all works pretty
> well. In 6.0 the above commands will work but setting font size, e.g.,
> might be a pain.
> 
> Fine tune placement by tweaking the offsets in the labels file with a
> text editor.
> 
> If no one else gets to it first I'll update the wiki when I return to
> civilization in a few weeks time.

you:
>   Is there anyalternative command to d.rast.labels ?

me:
      
> This isn't like d.rast.num or d.rast.arrow, but could be with a
> r.to.vect + v.label step.

you:
> Since d.rast.labels command isnt there in GRASS6.0 , as mentioned
> above i used r.to.vect and the v.label command. The following was the
> output
..
> How can i display the labels on the monitor?

d.paint.labels

> Am i on the the right path.

yes!


Hamish





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