[GRASSweb-list]scott: web/faq index.html,1.18,1.19

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Author: scott

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Log Message:
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-   <DEFANGED_meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-   <DEFANGED_meta name="Author" content="GRASS Development Team">
-   <DEFANGED_link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../sitestyle.css">
-   <title>GRASS GIS FAQ and administration page </title>
+            
+  <DEFANGED_meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
+ content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
+            
+  <DEFANGED_meta name="Author" content="GRASS Development Team">
+            
+  <DEFANGED_link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../sitestyle.css">
+  <title>GRASS GIS FAQ and administration page</title>
+    
 </head>
-<body>
-
-<!-- HEADER -->
-<table width=100%><tr><td width=80>
-<A HREF="../index.html">
-<DEFANGED_IMG src="../images/grass.smlogo.gif" alt="HOME" border="0" align=middle></A>
-</td><td>
-<H1>GRASS GIS - Frequently asked questions</H1>
-</td></tr></table>
-<!-- END OF HEADER -->
-
-<table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=0 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
-<tr VALIGN=TOP>
-<td VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">
-<table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" >
-<tr>
-<td>
-<table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#E6E6E6" >
-<tr>
-<td><a href="#general">Introduction</a>
-- <a href="#install">How to Install</a>
-- <a href="#problems">Usage questions</a>
-- <a href="#compile">How to Compile</a>
-- <a href="#bugs">Bug Reports</a>
-- <a href="#docs">Documents</a>
-- <a href="#import">Import of data</a> 
-- <a href="#archive">Mailing lists archives</a>
-- <a href="#nviz">NVIZ</a>
-</td>
-</tr>
-</table>
-</td>
-</tr>
+  <body>
+<!-- HEADER -->       
+<table width="100%">
+    <tbody>
+      <tr>
+        <td width="80"> <a href="../index.html"> <DEFANGED_IMG
+ src="../images/grass.smlogo.gif" alt="HOME" border="0" align="middle">
+        </a> </td>
+        <td>               
+      <h1>GRASS GIS - Frequently asked questions</h1>
+   </td>
+      </tr>
+       
+  </tbody>  
 </table>
-</td>
-</tr>
+<!-- END OF HEADER -->       
+<table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">
+   <tbody>
+      <tr valign="top">
+   <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">               
+      <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#000000">
+   <tbody>
+            <tr>
+   <td>                           
+            <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
+ width="100%" bgcolor="#e6e6e6">
+   <tbody>
+                  <tr>
+   <td><a href="#general">Introduction</a> - <a href="#install">How to Install</a> 
+ - <a href="#problems">Usage questions</a> - <a href="#compile">How to Compile</a> 
+ - <a href="#bugs">Bug Reports</a> - <a href="#docs">Documents</a> - <a
+ href="#import">Import of data</a>  - <a href="#archive">Mailing lists archives</a> 
+ - <a href="#nviz">NVIZ</a> </td>
+   </tr>
+                                 
+              </tbody>                          
+            </table>
+   </td>
+   </tr>
+                     
+        </tbody>              
+      </table>
+   </td>
+   </tr>
+         
+  </tbody>  
 </table>
-
-<p><a NAME="general"></a><h2>GRASS GIS Introduction:</h2>
-<ul>
-<li>
-<a href="../general.html">General introduction</a></li>
-<li>
-<a href="../firsttime.html">First time GRASS users - Welcome!</a></li>
-<li>
-<a href="../usergroups.html">National GRASS user groups</a></li>
-<li>
-<a href="../gdp/html_grass5/index.html">GRASS 5.x Reference Manual</a></li>
-</ul>
-
-
-<a NAME="install"></a><h2>How to install GRASS binaries:</h2>
-<ul>
-<li>
-<a href="../download.html">Here</a> are the official GRASS releases</li>
-<li>
-Installing GRASS:</li>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-When using GRASS and the graphical user interface, I get 
-<a href="wishnotfound.html"><tt>tcltkgrass: line3: exec: wish: not found</tt></a>
-<li>
-NVIZ: 
-<a href="nviz_problem.html"><tt>error loading shared libraries...(libtcl.so.0 and/or libtk.so.0)</tt></a>
-<li>
-When installing GRASS 5.x Linux
-binaries I get:<a href="termcap.html"> error while loading shared libraries:
-libtermcap !</a></li>
-<li>
-When installing GRASS 5.x Linux
-binaries I get:<a href="gislock_problem.html"> Unable to properly access
-/home/michele/.gislock5, Please notify to system personel!</a></li>
-
-<li>
-GRASS 4.x: Installation and
-<a href="lockdirectory.html">locks-directory</a>:
-I've a problem to understand what to do here.</li>
-</ul>
-
-<li>
-Installation of devices:</li>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-How to install a <a href="digitizer.html">digitizer</a>
-in GRASS?</li>
-
-<li>
-How to install a <a href="digitizer_calcomp.html">Calcomp
-Digitizer</a> in GRASS?</li>
-
-<li>
-Further installation instruction
-of <a href="http://www.relief.hu/index_5.html">digitizing boards</a> in
-GRASS/Linux.</li>
-</ul>
-</ul>
-
-
-<a NAME="problems"></a><h2>Usage problems and Frequently asked questions</h2>
-<ul>
-<li>
-XDRIVER driver: How to <a href="../gdp/html_grass5/html/xdriver.html">define
-the size of GRASS Monitor windows</a>?</li>
-
-<li>
-CELL driver: Why do we have
-this funny <a href="celldriver.html">CELL driver </a>which obviously displays
-nothing ?</li>
-
-<li>
-d.3d and CELL driver: I would
-like to print <a href="d.3d_CELL.html">nice 3D views with d.3d </a>! [2001:
-we recommend NVIZ now]</li>
-
-<li>
-Using GRASS:</li>
-
+      
+<p><a name="general"></a></p>
+   
+<h2>GRASS GIS Introduction:</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-d.mon problems: <a href="allocate_colorcell.html">Error:
-"cannot allocate any read/write color cells" </a>.</li>
-
-<li>
-d.mon problems: <a href="xcolormap.html">X
-Error 78 (X_CreateColormap)</a>.</li>
-
-<li>
-d.mon problems: <a href="color_not_set.html">Color:
-can't set color 0</a></li>
-
-<li>
-d.mon problems: <a href="already_running.html">Graphics
-driver [x0] is already running</a></li>
-
-<li>
-d.mon problems: I get <a href="colors_weird.html">weird
-colors when opening a GRASS monitor</a></li>
+   <li> <a href="../general.html">General introduction</a></li>
+   <li> <a href="../firsttime.html">First time GRASS users - Welcome!</a></li>
+   <li> <a href="../usergroups.html">National GRASS user groups</a></li>
+   <li> <a href="../gdp/html_grass5/index.html">GRASS 5.x Reference Manual</a></li>
+     
 </ul>
-
-<li>
-How to use GRASS in <b>batch
-mode</b> (fully script based)?:</li>
-
+     <a name="install"></a>  
+<h2>How to install GRASS binaries:</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-Download the script <a href="batch-grass.sh">batch-grass.sh</a>
-from Andrew E. Long</li>
+   <li> <a href="../download.html">Here</a> are the official GRASS releases</li>
+   <li> Installing GRASS:</li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> When using GRASS and the graphical user interface, I get  <a
+ href="wishnotfound.html"><tt>tcltkgrass: line3: exec: wish: not found</tt></a> 
+     </li>
+      <li> NVIZ:  <a href="nviz_problem.html"><tt>error loading shared libraries...(libtcl.so.0
+ and/or libtk.so.0)</tt></a> </li>
+      <li> When installing GRASS 5.x Linux binaries I get:<a
+ href="termcap.html"> error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap !</a></li>
+   <li> When installing GRASS 5.x Linux binaries I get:<a
+ href="gislock_problem.html"> Unable to properly access /home/michele/.gislock5,
+ Please notify to system personel!</a></li>
+    <li> GRASS 4.x: Installation and <a href="lockdirectory.html">locks-directory</a>: 
+ I've a problem to understand what to do here.</li>
+         
+  </ul>
+    <li> Installation of devices:</li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> How to install a <a href="digitizer.html">digitizer</a> in GRASS?</li>
+    <li> How to install a <a href="digitizer_calcomp.html">Calcomp Digitizer</a>
+ in GRASS?</li>
+    <li> Further installation instruction of <a
+ href="http://www.relief.hu/index_5.html">digitizing boards</a> in GRASS/Linux.</li>
+         
+  </ul>
+     
 </ul>
-
-<h2>Is your question not answered yet? Check the GRASS Mailing list archives or send a mail:</h2>
+     <a name="problems"></a>  
+<h2>Usage problems and Frequently asked questions</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-<a href="../support.html">GRASS mailing lists</a>&nbsp;<a NAME="archive"></a></li>
-</ul>
+   <li> XDRIVER driver: How to <a
+ href="../gdp/html_grass5/html/xdriver.html">define the size of GRASS Monitor
+ windows</a>?</li>
+    <li> CELL driver: Why do we have this funny <a
+ href="celldriver.html">CELL  driver </a>which obviously displays nothing
+?</li>
+    <li> d.3d and CELL driver: I would like to print <a
+ href="d.3d_CELL.html">nice 3D views with d.3d </a>! [2001: we recommend
+NVIZ now]</li>
+    <li> Using GRASS:</li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> d.mon problems: <a href="allocate_colorcell.html">Error: "cannot
+allocate  any read/write color cells" </a>.</li>
+    <li> d.mon problems: <a href="xcolormap.html">X Error 78 (X_CreateColormap)</a>.</li>
+    <li> d.mon problems: <a href="color_not_set.html">Color: can't set color
+ 0</a></li>
+    <li> d.mon problems: <a href="already_running.html">Graphics driver [x0]
+ is already running</a></li>
+    <li> d.mon problems: I get <a href="colors_weird.html">weird colors when
+ opening a GRASS monitor</a></li>
+         
+  </ul>
+    <li> How to use GRASS in <b>batch mode</b> (fully script based)?:</li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> Download the script <a href="batch-grass.sh">batch-grass.sh</a> from
+ Andrew E. Long</li>
+         
+  </ul>
+          
+  <h2>Is your question not answered yet? Check the GRASS Mailing list archives
+ or send a mail:</h2>
+         
+  <ul>
+   <li> <a href="../support.html">GRASS mailing lists</a>&nbsp;<a
+ name="archive"></a></li>
+         
+  </ul>
+     
 </ul>
-
-<a NAME="compile"></a><h2>How to compile GRASS:</h2>
+    <a name="compile"></a>  
+<h2>How to compile GRASS:</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-
-<li>
-Compilation terminates with
-this error: <a href="compile_on_linux.html">includes.h:7: X11/Xos.h No
-such file or directory</a>!</li>
-<li>
-Compilation terminates with...: <a href="../grass5/source/compilation_hints.html">Some hints for GRASS 5.0.0 compilation
-problems</a>
-
-<li>
-I have developed or found a
-<a href="install_extra_modules.html">new
-extra module</a> for GRASS. How to compile it in GRASS environment?</li>
-
-<li>GRASS CVS version:
-If you are familiar with compiling, get the CVS sources: <a href="cvs_howto.html">Read
-on here</a>.</li>
-
+    <li> Compilation terminates with this error: <a
+ href="compile_on_linux.html">includes.h:7: X11/Xos.h No such file or directory</a>!</li>
+   <li> Compilation terminates with...: <a
+ href="../grass5/source/compilation_hints.html">Some hints for GRASS 5.0.0
+ compilation problems</a>  </li>
+    <li> I have developed or found a <a
+ href="install_extra_modules.html">new  extra module</a> for GRASS. How to
+compile it in GRASS environment?</li>
+    <li>GRASS CVS version: If you are familiar with compiling, get the CVS
+ sources: <a href="cvs_howto.html">Read on here</a>.</li>
+      
 </ul>
-
-
-
-<a NAME="bugs"></a><h2>Reporting a bug?</h2>
+      <a name="bugs"></a>  
+<h2>Reporting a bug?</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-If not already listed, please use our
-<a href="../bugtracking/bugreport.html">GRASS
-GIS 5: Bug report System</a> to report.</li>
+   <li> If not already listed, please use our <a
+ href="../bugtracking/bugreport.html">GRASS GIS 5: Bug report System</a>
+to report.</li>
+     
 </ul>
-
-<a NAME="docs"></a><h2>Where is all the documentation?</h2>
+    <a name="docs"></a>  
+<h2>Where is all the documentation?</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-Visit the <a href="../gdp/index.html">GRASS documentation project</a>.</li>
-
-<li>
-<a href="../gdp/html_grass5/index.html">GRASS 5.x Manual pages</a>.</li>
-
-<li>
-Programming? Go for the <a href="../grassdevel.html#prog">GRASS 5 programming manual</a></li>
+   <li> Visit the <a href="../gdp/index.html">GRASS documentation project</a>.</li>
+    <li> <a href="../gdp/html_grass5/index.html">GRASS 5.x Manual pages</a>.</li>
+    <li> Programming? Go for the <a href="../grassdevel.html#prog">GRASS
+5  programming manual</a></li>
+     
 </ul>
-
-
-<a NAME="import"></a><h2>Import of specific file formats into GRASS:</h2>
-<ul>
-<li>
-<b><a href="../gdp/html_grass5/import.html">GRASS 5 Import modules overview</a></b></li>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-See also further extra documents:</li>
-
+     <a name="import"></a>  
+<h2>Import of specific file formats into GRASS:</h2>
+     
 <ul>
-<li>
-Import: <a href="importing_usgs_7_5min.html">USGS
-7.5min SDTS DEM data</a></li>
-
-<li>
-Import: <a href="dxf_grass.html">AUTOCAD
-DXF vector files</a></li>
-
-<li>
-Import: <a href="gtopo30_import.html">GTOPO30
-world digital elevation data</a></li>
-</ul>
-</ul>
+   <li> <b><a href="../gdp/html_grass5/import.html">GRASS 5 Import modules
+ overview</a></b></li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> See also further extra documents:</li>
+              
+    <ul>
+     <li> Import: <a href="dxf_grass.html">AUTOCAD DXF vector files</a></li>
+    <li> Import: <a href="gtopo30_import.html">GTOPO30 world digital elevation
+ data</a></li>
+     <li> Import: <a href="importing_usgs_7_5min.html">USGS 7.5min SDTS DEM 
+data</a>         <b>The instructions in the document listed here are considered 
+out of date, you probably want to use r.in.gdal for this kind of data instead 
+(see <a
+ href="https://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=1871&amp;display=History">  
+               GRASS Request Tracker Item # 1871</a>)</b>.</li>
+             
+    </ul>
+         
+  </ul>
+     
 </ul>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-<b><a href="../gdp/html_grass5/export.html">GRASS
-5 Export modules overview</a></b></li>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-See also further extra documents:</li>
-
+      
 <ul>
-<li>
-Export: How can I export overlayed
-raster and vector maps in <b>one</b> file? <a href="celldriver.html">Use
-the CELL or PNG driver.</a></li>
-
-<li>
-Export: How can I <a href="grass_coreldraw.html">convert
-my GRASS maps to CorelDraw?</a></li>
-
-<li>
-Conversion: <a href="xy_to_utm.html">GRASS
-conversion xy-data to UTM</a></li>
-</ul>
-</ul>
+   <li> <b><a href="../gdp/html_grass5/export.html">GRASS 5 Export modules
+ overview</a></b></li>
+          
+  <ul>
+   <li> See also further extra documents:</li>
+              
+    <ul>
+   <li> Export: How can I export overlayed raster and vector maps in <b>one</b>
+ file? <a href="celldriver.html">Use the CELL or PNG driver.</a></li>
+    <li> Export: How can I <a href="grass_coreldraw.html">convert my GRASS
+ maps to CorelDraw?</a></li>
+    <li> Conversion: <a href="xy_to_utm.html">GRASS conversion xy-data to 
+UTM</a></li>
+             
+    </ul>
+         
+  </ul>
+     
 </ul>
-
-
-<a NAME="nviz"></a>
-<h2>
-NVIZ visualization tool:</h2>
-
+     <a name="nviz"></a>   
+<h2> NVIZ visualization tool:</h2>
+      
 <ul>
-<li>
-MPEG: You can generate MPEG
-animations with <a href="../nviz/index.html">NVIZ</a>. You need the <a href="ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg/encode/">mpeg_encoder</a>
-installed. And here is a file to control the mpeg_encode software: <a href="mpegparam.txt">mpegparam.txt</a>.
-Adjust the file name and the number of images you want to convert. Finally
-use <a href="ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg/play/">mpeg_play</a>
-to play the film.</li>
-
-<li>
-Problems with Mesa3D-libraries:
-Please install MESA properly. Read our
-<a href="http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/~checkout~/grass/src.contrib/GMSL/NVIZ2.2/README.mesa31">instructions...</a></li>
+   <li> MPEG: You can generate MPEG animations with <a
+ href="../nviz/index.html">NVIZ</a>. You need the <a
+ href="ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg/encode/">mpeg_encoder</a> 
+ installed. And here is a file to control the mpeg_encode software: <a
+ href="mpegparam.txt">mpegparam.txt</a>. Adjust the file name and the number
+ of images you want to convert. Finally use <a
+ href="ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg/play/">mpeg_play</a> 
+ to play the film.</li>
+    <li> Problems with Mesa3D-libraries: Please install MESA properly. Read
+ our <a
+ href="http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/grass/src.contrib/GMSL/NVIZ2.2/README.mesa31">instructions...</a></li>
+     
 </ul>
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