Hi,
Solved. Firstly, I had to compile grass with freetype (which I didn't
have) and freetype includes.
./configure ... --with-freetype
--with-freetype-includes=/usr/include/freetype2/
I backed up my vector (as peaks_iso), then, as described in the thread,
I opened the its dbf file in Open Office using character encoding
ISO-8859-1. I had to retype the Icelandic characters into the database,
and saved it.
I remade the labels using peaks_iso and it worked fine.
Thank you.
John
Miha Staut wrote:
This thread might help (see the ending comment by Glynn).
http://n2.nabble.com/Character-encoding-problem-td2185961.html#a2191493
Miha
--- On Wed, 3/6/09, John A Stevenson <john.steven...@manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
From: John A Stevenson <john.steven...@manchester.ac.uk>
Subject: [GRASS-user] Icelandic / international characters in databases and
ps.map
To: "GRASS user list" <grass-user@lists.osgeo.org>
Date: Wednesday, 3 June, 2009, 10:44 AM
Hi,
After initially being put off by seeing complicated
scripts, I've started to use psmap. I wanted to use
the postscript fill patterns to create a geological map that
would reproduce in black and white. It's really good -
the commands are pretty easy and the results look clear and
excellent.
Anyway. I have digitised some of the main peaks in
the region, whose names contain Icelandic characters.
Their names contain Icelandic characters. Using
v.db.select, they appear to have stored correctly.
When I use labels created from the vector, the characters
appear as gaps with d.labels and as nonsense symbols using
ps.map.
I read on the psmap g.manual page about character encoding,
but don't know how it applies to the labels/database.
Can anyone help?
Cheers
John
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University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Williamson Building (Room 2.42)
University of Manchester
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john.steven...@manchester.ac.uk
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