[GRASSLIST:10797] Re: icons in d.vect

[Hamish]

> where can I find a list of the symbols that can be used for the 'icon'
> parameter in d.vect?

[GRASS 6.1-cvs, not sure what shows up in 6.0]

They are listed on the d.vect help page,
  http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass61/manuals/html61_user/d.vect.html

(really need to make up a graphic of all of them for the help page)


or you can check what is installed,

GRASS> ls $GISBASE/etc/symbol/*


basic/arrow1
basic/arrow2
basic/box
basic/circle
basic/cross1
basic/cross2
basic/diamond
basic/marker
basic/octagon
basic/point
basic/pushpin
basic/star
basic/triangle
basic/x
demo/muchomurka
demo/smrk
extra/4pt_star
extra/airport
extra/alpha_flag
extra/compass
extra/dive_flag
extra/half-circle
extra/target


or from the command line,

GRASS> d.vect --help
[...]
        icon   Point and centroid symbol
               options: basic/triangle,basic/arrow1,basic/arrow2,basic/box,
                        basic/circle,basic/cross1,basic/cross2,basic/diamond,
                        basic/marker,basic/octagon,basic/point,basic/pushpin,
                        basic/star,basic/x,demo/muchomurka,demo/smrk,
                        extra/alpha_flag,extra/dive_flag,extra/4pt_star,
                        extra/airport,extra/compass,extra/half-circle,
                        extra/target
               default: basic/x



then there are some more on the wiki, including instructions on how to 
make your own:
  http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/IconSymbols

You can install them with the rest or in your local mapset:
  $MAPSET/symbol/custom/icon_name



Hamish