<DT><img src="icons/gui-cmd.gif"> Add command layer</DT>
<DD>Adds a layer in which a GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered.
For a command list use the pipe symbol as "|" as separator.
For example:
Note that when an option of the command contains spaces, you need to
escape them with the backslash ('\') character, for example:<BR>
<tt>d.text.freetype text=Population\ density</tt>
</DD>
any reason why that is not using ';' for the command sep? It would seem to make a lot more sense, match other bgcmd='s etc.
On 11/15/07 12:35 AM, "Hamish" <hamish_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi,
In reviewing the gis.m man page, I notice this:
<DT><img src="icons/gui-cmd.gif"> Add command layer</DT>
<DD>Adds a layer in which a GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered.
For a command list use the pipe symbol as "|" as separator.
For example:
Note that when an option of the command contains spaces, you need to
escape them with the backslash ('\') character, for example:<BR>
<tt>d.text.freetype text=Population\ density</tt>
</DD>
any reason why that is not using ';' for the command sep? It would seem to
make a lot more sense, match other bgcmd='s etc.
Tradition.
Seriously, this is simply one of the small fragments of interface code that
has remained untouched since GRASS 5.1 and 5.7. A semi-colon makes a lot
more sense than a bar.
Michael
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Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
Director of Graduate Studies
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University