[GRASSLIST:8281] Re: Making road maps

[Mike Dvorak]

To answer my own question partially:

> 1. Is there any way to make vector lines wider when displaying them?  I 
> would like to make different size vector lines for different types of 
> roads.
> 

Use ps.map to make pretty maps.  However, after a lot of errors and 
searching, the "vector" command is no longer applicable in GRASS 
6.1-cvs.  You need to use the "vlines", "vpoints", and "vareas".


> 2. Is it possible to rotate the names/labels for my north/south streets 
> 90 degrees from the east/west streets?
> 

Still not sure about this one...

Thanks,
-Mike
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