[GRASS-user] [GRASSLIST:1182] Re: d.m/d.gis mysteries..

[Zbigniew Perski]

Sorry, I found the answer for the first mystery:
/etc/gui/menus/menu.tcl - uh, yet another menu file...

, but the second one still remains !!!


Thanks in advance

Zbigniew



On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 15:49 +0200, Zbigniew Perski wrote:
> Hi all...
> 
> I am trying to understand how d.gis and d.m works in a new grass6.1.0
> version.
> I have previously used grass6.1.cvs version from 0.4.feb.2006 which I
> like a lot.
> The first mystery (for me) is that the files at d.m/menu.tcl:
> 465 lines including all menu positions - my old cvs version
> 45(!) lines including SOME menu positions - new 6.1.0
> 
> why is like that? What is more strange I could not find other file where
> the rest of menus are stored
> 
> The second mystery (for me) is d.gis. It is very nice but still I can
> not understand how to use it.
> For use it I mean to be able to display the results of some of my
> scripts. 
> I have developed bunch of scripts for very specific data visualization.
> I have even integrated them with gui of the previous version (I mean
> mentioned cvs). My scripts unfortunately does not working with the new
> d.gis. Of course I have always switch to d.m but it also need some
> adjustment (see 'mystery 01').
> I will be very happy if somebody can explain me how to port e.g. the
> script which is using e.g. d.what.vect command or the script which
> utilize multiple call to d.vect.thematic and displaying the results on
> the same display.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Zbigniew 
>