Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of HowToTestGrass6

Timestamp:

Sep 30, 2008, 9:21:10 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

neteler

Comment:

digitizer explained

HowToTestGrass6

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 {{{
-# start with current Tcl/Tk based graphical user interface (g.gis)
+# start with current Tcl/Tk based graphical user interface (gis.m)
 grass64 -tcltk
 
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 {{{
 # start with text based interface
-grass63 -text
+grass64 -text
 }}}
 
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 {{{
-# start with current Tcl/Tk based graphical user interface (g.gis)
+# start with current Tcl/Tk based graphical user interface (gis.m)
 g.gui tcltk
 
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-== Using gis.m graphical user interface ==
+== Using gis.m TclTk graphical user interface ==
 
  * To add a '''raster map''', click in GIS manager on "Add raster layer" button,
@@ -87 +87 @@
 == Using wxPython graphical user interface ==
 
+Basic map display:
  * Click in Layer manager on "Add raster map" button,
- * select raster map "elevation" in properties dialog and click "ok",
+ * select raster map "elevation@PERMANENT" in properties dialog and click "ok",
  * right mouse click in layer tree and choose from contextual menu "Zoom to selected map", map should appear in canvas.
  * Try to zoom, to create a profile etc.
 
 ''Expected result: it should just work.''
+
+Digitizing:
+ * Click in Layer manager on "Add raster map" button,
+ * select raster map "ortho_2001_t792_1m@PERMANENT" in properties dialog and click "ok",
+ * right mouse click in layer tree and choose from contextual menu "Zoom to selected map", map should appear in canvas.
+ * Zoom to houses within the map, zoom one house,
+ * start "Tools" -> "Digitize" in the map canvas.
+ * Go to "Select vector map" -> "New vector map", enter "house" as vector map name, "ok".
+ * Go into the layer manager canvas and click the "Show attribute table" icon,
+ * Go therein into "Manage table" tab and add a new column "name" as varchar type with length 50. Then "Add", then "Close".
+ * Now digitize a boundary around the house and a centroid, for both enter "my home" as "name" attribute.
+ * Leave the digitizer, the house polygon should show up as grey area.
+
+[[Image(grass64_digitize.png,50%)]]
 
 == Display various maps in GRASS monitor ==