[GRASS-user] [GRASSLIST:1163] Re: how to get rid of splash screen?

[Jachym Cepicky]

Hi

On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 03:31:53PM -0400, Smith, Michael wrote:
> Forgive me, but I am a brand new GRASS user.  My ultimate goal is to use
> it to orthorectify aerial photos in Maine, but I can't get past the
> "splash screen" (how embarassing).  When I start GRASS, choose my
> location and mapset, click "Enter GRASS", I get the "GRASS 6.0.0 GIS
> Manager - testgrass" "splash screen" with some antique map picture.  

did you not like old map of czech republick? :-)

> My
> Xterm window in the background works and I can type in commands such as
> i.ortho.photo and receive the appropriate responses.  But this antique
> map just sits in the middle of my screen, and always on top.  I can't
> move it or hide it behind anything.  I did RTFM and didn't see this
> noted anywhere.  Running GRASS 6.0.0 through Cygwin on Windows 2000 Pro
> SP4.  Grass and Cygwin downloaded and installed just as is shown at
> http://geni.ath.cx/grass.html.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

try start grass with -text option (grass61 -text)

jachym

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