Fwd: [GRASS-user] Page 37 "Open Source GIS" by Neteler & Mitasova

[Matt]

From: Matt <mlpublic42 at gmail.com>
Date: Jan 28, 2008 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [GRASS-user] Page 37 "Open Source GIS" by Neteler & Mitasova
To: Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org>


Thanks for the quick reply.
When I make the entries you suggest I get the following in an Application
Error box:
/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator: to set an icon, please use -name <profile> and
set a profile icon
/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator: to set an icon, please use -name <profile> and
set a profile icon
    while executing
"exec -- $env(GISBASE)/etc/grass-xterm-wrapper -T g.proj -n g.proj -e
$env(GISBASE)/etc/grass-run.sh g.proj -c georef=$filepath
location=$fileLocation"
    invoked from within
".fileloc.def invoke"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]"
    (procedure "tk::ButtonUp" line 22)
    invoked from within
"tk::ButtonUp .fileloc.def"
    (command bound to event)

I'm trying to learn Linux and Grass at the same time and I don't understand
the error.  I had actually tried this sequence before with the same result.
I have Ubuntu 7.10 installed and used Synaptic to install Grass 6.2.2 .


On Jan 28, 2008 4:09 AM, Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org> wrote:

> Matt,
>
> On Jan 28, 2008 4:23 AM, Matt <mlpublic42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am having trouble creating a new project with Grass using the GUI.
> > Perhaps someone could clarify section 3.2 of the above book.  Let's
> assume I
> > have created /home/me/grassdata and I have downloaded the
> geod_pts_spm.zip
> > to my desktop.
>
> ...ok... For others to test
> http://www.grassbook.org/ncexternal/
> ->  geod_pts_spm.zip 1.4M (Geodetic points [spm])
>
> > Next in the terminal, I type grass -gui and see the Grass startup window
> and
>
> It would be e.g.
> grass63 -gui
>
> > click the Georeferenced file button under Define new location.  The
> window
> > which pops up asks for three inputs as the book states.  Seems simple
> > enough, but after trying several variations I am still unable to get it
> to
> > work.  Where do I unzip geod_pts_spm.zip before the new location is
> created?
>
> You can unzip the file anywhere, even in /tmp/.
>
> > Using the mync_spm example in the book and assuming the location of
> > grassdata above, what do I enter for
> >  ** Name of new location
>
> mync_spm
>
> > ** Path to new location
>
> /home/me/grassdata
>
> > ** Path to georeference file?
>
> /tmp/
>
> The file is gdc.shp, so
>
> /tmp/gdc.shp
>
> > I believe when everything is complete I should have
> > /home/me/grassdata/mync_spm and several folders below mync_spm, but just
> to
> > be sure could you show me what the directory structure should look like
> > after the location is created?
>
> It will create a PERMANENT directory within
> /home/me/grassdata/mync_spm/
>
> and insert some files there.
>
> Hope this helps
> Markus
>
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