this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=2051
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Subject: icon archive
Platform: Mac OSX
grass obtained from: compiled from source via fink
grass binary for platform: Mac OSX
GRASS Version: 5.0.2
Given the limited installed point markers (+,x,diamond, box) and the potential for limitless icon
creation, it might be nice to have an archive of user created icons that all GRASS users could
access. For example, learning how to use the icon generator, I made a 'bug' for the bugsites on
the sample data. If I still have it, I'd be happy to submit it. I bet a lot of GRASS users have made
custom point icons, many of which would be very useful to others.
Is this no long relevant in GRASS 5.1?
Michael Barton
Department of Anthropology
Arizona State University
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On Tuesday 05 August 2003 21:22, Request Tracker wrote:
this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=2051
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Subject: icon archive
Platform: Mac OSX
grass obtained from: compiled from source via fink
grass binary for platform: Mac OSX
GRASS Version: 5.0.2
Given the limited installed point markers (+,x,diamond, box) and the
potential for limitless icon creation, it might be nice to have an archive
of user created icons that all GRASS users could access. For example,
learning how to use the icon generator, I made a 'bug' for the bugsites on
the sample data. If I still have it, I'd be happy to submit it. I bet a lot
of GRASS users have made custom point icons, many of which would be very
useful to others.
Is this no long relevant in GRASS 5.1?
I think that library of icons is very good idea and necessity.
The format for icons is changed and extended in 5.1, see
http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/grass51/lib/symbol/
example icon muchomurka:
xdriver: http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/symbol.png
ps.map: http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/psmap.png
Icons are stored in grass51/etc/symbol/<group>/<icon> (system icons)
or in <mapset>/symbol/<group>/<icon> (user icons)
and selected by <group>/<icon> in modules, e.g. d.vect icon=demo/muchomurka
Unfortunately, there is no visual tool to make icons, I think that
some script converting (limited) xfig format or similar
is the solution. Or vim/emacs of course for simple shapes.
demo/muchomurka was made in vim.
If you make some icons for 5.1, send it to me and I'll put it to cvs.
Radim
Michael Barton
Department of Anthropology
Arizona State University
