[GRASS-user] Adding map to layer manager (wxpython GUI) from grass console?

[Joe]

Thanks a lot Veronica!

An other question: what way would you suggest to focus on for learning purpose?
Monitors and terminal console, or a GUI based approach?

Thank you again for you reply!  :)

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 11:50 AM Veronica Andreo <veroandreo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Joe
>
> El jue., 7 feb. 2019 07:35, Joe <joe.on.list at gmail.com> escribió:
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 4:53 PM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > First, open a display monitor:
>> >
>> > d.mon start=wx0
>> >
>> > When you're finished, close the monitor:
>> >
>> > d.mon stop=wx0
>> >
>> > Of course, you can open multiple monitors (I don't know the maximum as I've
>> > used only 2 at most) by incrementing the wxN integer.
>>
>> Thanks for yuor answer Rich, but in that way we would work on a new
>> "stand alone" window (monitor), "basins" map is not added to the
>> wxPython "Layer Manager". Look at this screenshot:
>> https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/I028MO5.jpg
>>
>> We have wxpython GUI on the left with "Layer Manager" at top and "Map
>> Display" at the bottom. On the right the new monitor window "wx0" and
>> the terminal with grass prompt. As you can see the layer manager is
>> empty.
>>
>> If I type the same command "d.rast basins at PERMANENT" at the layer
>> manager console (top-left), the map is displayed in Map Display window
>> and a new "layer" is added to the "Layers" tab of the layer manager:
>> https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/I02qjCR.jpg
>> https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/I02rk6A.jpg
>>
>> The question was: can I add the raster map "basins at PERMANENT" to the
>> layer manager layers list by type a command at the terminal console
>> (not using the wxpyton gui console)?
>
>
> No, you can't. The terminal does not control the layer manager nor the main map display. From the terminal you need to open a wx monitor and then display maps there.
>
> The main gui map display is controlled with the icons or the console tab in the layer manager.
>
> HTH,
> Vero
>