I used the WinGRASS 6.3.0-4 Setup.exe to install GRASS on Vista from July 19, 2008.
K. Brookes Michael Barton wrote: > > > > On Jan 3, 2009, at 6:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:43:17 +0100 >> From: "Markus Neteler" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [GRASS-user] Display thematic vector map - WinGRASS 6.3 >> (Vista) >> To: "Ken Brookes" <[email protected]> >> Cc: Grass GIS Users List WinGRASS User <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Ken Brookes >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> I'm a GRASS GIS novice and have recently downloaded and successfully >>> installed GRASS 6.3.0 directly onto MS-Windows Vista. I have been >>> playing >>> with the GIS manager GUI and have run into a problem trying to create >>> thematic Vector maps and display them in the map display. I am >>> using the >>> North Carolina data set (example data set provided) and a variety >>> of vector >>> maps to try and create graduated color, point and line maps to get >>> a feel of >>> how it works. I have been adding the thematic layer and specifying >>> all the >>> parameters correctly in the GUI. The actual binning of the numeric >>> data is >>> occurring properly because a new window will pop-up with the correct >>> legend for the parameters specified, however nothing will display >>> in the map >>> display window. I do get a message in the command line shell saying >>> "No such >>> monitor exists 'PNG' ". I've tried to run d.vect.thematic through the >>> command line shell and get an error saying "must open display >>> monitor". I'm >>> not sure what the problem is. Can anyone help? >> >> The problem is that winGRASS does not support X or PNG monitors. >> The solution is the new Python based user interface. >> I am not sure if there is a d.vect.thematic equivalent already (we are >> preparing 6.4.0 these days) which work on Windows since I am no >> Windows user. >> I hope you get the answer from another group member. >> >> Markus > > GRASS does support PNG monitors in winGRASS (or the TclTk canvas > wouldn't work). There was a bug that caused problems with winGRASS and > thematic mapping last Spring. I don't remember what it was, but > thought it was fixed. What is the compile date of your version of > GRASS 6.3? > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re%3A-Display-thematic-vector-map---WinGRASS-6.3-%09%28Vista%29-tp2106336p2106615.html Sent from the Grass - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
