[GRASS5] [bug #3653] (grass) changing regions within ps.map file

this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3653
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Subject: changing regions within ps.map file

Platform: GNU/Linux/i386
grass obtained from: CVS
grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources

Hello,

Would it be very difficult to implement the possibility to change regions in a single ps.map instruction file ? This would allow creating layouts with several maps, such as one of a large region and one of a zoom in one single run. Right now I have to create two ps.map instruction files, run them separately and change region in between, and then put them together in a drawing program.

Maybe a "simple"(?) ps.map element allowing to launch a system command could be a solution ? But this obviously depends on how binding the order of commands in ps.map is. Otherwise, adding a "region" element to the individual map commands, such as:

vareas MyMap1
  region XXX
end
vareas MyMap
  region YYY
end

Moritz

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On Mon, September 19, 2005 14:25, Request Tracker said:

this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3653
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Subject: changing regions within ps.map file

Platform: GNU/Linux/i386
grass obtained from: CVS
grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources

Hello,

Would it be very difficult to implement the possibility to change regions in a
single ps.map instruction file ? This would allow creating layouts with
several maps, such as one of a large region and one of a zoom in one single
run. Right now I have to create two ps.map instruction files, run them
separately and change region in between, and then put them together in a
drawing program.

Maybe a "simple"(?) ps.map element allowing to launch a system command could
be a solution ? But this obviously depends on how binding the order of
commands in ps.map is. Otherwise, adding a "region" element to the individual
map commands, such as:

vareas MyMap1
  region XXX
end
vareas MyMap
  region YYY
end

Just realised that ps.map actually doesn't allow placing several seperate maps
in one run, or have I missed something ? So this would obviously be a
precondition. Something in the lines of d.frames, but in ps.map...

Moritz

> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3653
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> Subject: changing regions within ps.map file

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Just realised that ps.map actually doesn't allow placing several
seperate maps in one run, or have I missed something ? So this would
obviously be a precondition. Something in the lines of d.frames, but
in ps.map...

ps.map is locked into one region for the session, but you can draw a box
around a subregion within the map by using the "region" instruction. (just
fixed in CVS a few days ago and could use some testing!)

Hamish