[Patch] add option to d.vect to make symbol size proportionate to square root of size_column

[mlennert]

The attached patch adds a flag to d.vect to use the square root of the size_column values. This allows to make the surface of circles instead of their heights proportionate to the size value.

I did not want to commit immediately as I saw that Hamish was working on d.vect. BTW thanks for allowing to scale the size_column value.

Moritz

[hamish]

(trac is logging me out every 5 minutes and it's driving me nuts!)

Hi,

I'm fine with the patch, a couple of comments though,

• patches are much easier to review if they are kept to just the change you are talking about. ie gratuitous whitespace changes should be put in another patch if at all. signal:noise ratios & wasted time ...

• please don't run the indent script unless you've added a bunch of new code which needs it. see the comments in the SUBMITTING file.

• if using sqrt() please #include <math.h>

• sqrt_flag->description: please split into two parts: short description on flag->label= line and "i.e." on flag->description= line (it becomes the tooltip).

non-specific comments-

• I worry that the d.vect interface is becoming like a 747 cockpit for new users. So many controls it becomes overwhelming. the solution I guess is good use of tabs and specific task wrapper scripts (eg addons d.stations and d.varea).

• now that d.vect has support for sizecol, rgbcol, widthcol, zcolor, etc, what is left for d.thematic.linepoint to do?

cheers, Hamish

[mlennert]

Replying to hamish:

I'm fine with the patch, a couple of comments though, - patches are much easier to review if they are kept to just the change you are talking about. ie gratuitous whitespace changes should be put in another patch if at all. signal:noise ratios & wasted time ... - please don't run the indent script unless you've added a bunch of new code which needs it. see the comments in the SUBMITTING file.

Sorry, thought indent should always be run. But understand the point and won't do it again ;-)

- if using sqrt() please #include <math.h> - sqrt_flag->description: please split into two parts: short description on flag->label= line and "i.e." on flag->description= line (it becomes the tooltip).

I've just committed a corrected version of the patch to trunk.

Closing this and responding to the other issues on the mailing list.

Moritz