[GRASS-user] wxpython gui: d.vect.thematic raises error

[G. Allegri]

Thanks Michael. It works. I thought I had already tried this way...
this time it worked correctly checking the "Output legend for GIS
Manager (for scripting use only)".

2008/2/26, Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>:
>
>  On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:42 PM, G. Allegri wrote:
>  ec
>  > Michael, I posted an answer at 5.42 pm...
>  > I attach it again.
>  >
>  > ----------------------------------
>  >
>  > You're right Michael. Sorry for not being exhaustive.
>  > I'm doing test on Kubuntu 7.10
>  > Grass: 6.3.0 RC5
>  > wxwidgets: 2.8.4.0
>  > python: 2.5.1
>  >
>  > I create a thematic vector map (from the gui). It's a point layer. I
>  > ask to use graduated_points on a double type attribute.
>  >
>  > Execution failed: 'd.vect.thematic map=topsoil_completo at tesi
>  > type=point column=Ece themetype=graduated_points themecalc=interval
>  > size=9 maxsize=25 nint=10 colorscheme=blue-red --q'
>  >
>  > GRASS_INFO_ERROR(16631,1): *** You must open a display monitor ***
>
>
> I've run some tests and can tell you what you need to do to avoid the
>  error when creating a thematic layer in the GUI Layer Manager.
>  However, we will probably need to make a custom thematic module
>  rather than depend on the autogenerated GUI in this case.
>
>  You need to go to the Misc tab and check the box "Output legend for
>  GIS Manager (for scripting use only)".
>
>  This should create the thematic map without also generating the xmon
>  error. However, it will not creating a legend automatically. This
>  needs to be created through custom programming, as is done with TclTk
>  GUI.
>
>  I think we should wait to create the custom thematic module, however,
>  until the C version of this is done (currently functional for areas,
>  but not yet for points or lines). The current version
>  (d.vect.thematic) is a bash script.
>
>  I hope this is helpful. Thanks for testing the wxPython GUI>
>
>
>  Michael
>
>
>
>  >
>  > The same error raises if I launch it from commandline both in
>  > wxgrass and tcltk.
>  > Again, I loose control on the GUI and got to kill it.
>  >
>  >
>  > In Grass tcltk this command works correctly:
>  >
>  > d.vect.thematic -s map=topsoil_completo at tesi type=point column=Ece
>  > layer=1 icon=basic/circle size=9  maxsize=25 nint=10
>  > pointcolor=255:0:0  linecolor=0:0:0 startcolor=255:0:0
>  > endcolor=0:0:255  themetype=graduated_points monitor=none
>  > themecalc=interval colorscheme=blue-red
>
>