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  1. <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  2. wxGUI is native <em>Graphical User Interface</em> (GUI) for GRASS GIS.
  3. <p>
  4. If wxGUI is not your default UI, you can define it as default by
  5. typing at GRASS command line prompt
  6. <div class="code"><pre>
  7. g.gui -u wxpython
  8. </pre></div>
  9. Alternatively define in your <tt>.grass7/rc</tt> file 'GUI' variable
  10. <div class="code"><pre>
  11. GUI: wxpython
  12. </pre></div>
  13. or set up shell environmental variable <tt>GRASS_GUI</tt>.
  14. The GUI can be quit by selecting the 'File->Exit' menu item. The GUI
  15. can be restarted from the GRASS command line prompt by typing
  16. <div class="code"><pre>
  17. g.gui wxpython
  18. </pre></div>
  19. or to restart with previously saved workspace type:
  20. <div class="code"><pre>
  21. g.gui wxpython workspace=file.gxw
  22. </pre></div>
  23. <p>
  24. You can also start GRASS from the shell command line with wxGUI
  25. defined by the <tt>-wxpython</tt> switch:
  26. <div class="code"><pre>
  27. grass70 -wxpython
  28. </pre></div>
  29. <p>
  30. The GUI is composed by <em>two</em> main components:
  31. <ul>
  32. <li>The <b>Layer Manager</b> includes map layer management, integrated
  33. command-line prompt, and command output window tab.</li>
  34. <li>The <b>Map Display Window</b> integrates basic tools for
  35. zooming, panning, data querying, and map elements (north arrows,
  36. barscale, etc.). Each display window is associated with its own
  37. set of map layers in the layer manager. The user may start multiple map
  38. displays during a session. The map layers for each display are grouped
  39. under different tabs in the Layer Manager.</li>
  40. </ul>
  41. <h3>Layer Manager</h3>
  42. The <em>Layer Manager</em> provides an interactive graphical interface for
  43. creating and managing GRASS displays. There is a toolbar to manage displayed
  44. map layers, a layer tree frame in which map layers for display are organized,
  45. a command output window tab, and interactive command line prompt. On Linux
  46. and Windows platforms, the layer manager also has a menu bar with a set of
  47. pull-down menus for all GRASS GIS functions (analysis, file I/O, GIS
  48. configuration and management); on a Mac, the GRASS functions menu is at the
  49. top of the screen.
  50. <center>
  51. <br><img src="wxGUI_layer_manager.jpg" border="1"><br><br>
  52. </center>
  53. The top left button of the toolbar opens a new <em>Map Display
  54. Window</em>. Each map display has a unique set of layers to display
  55. and region settings. Other toolbar buttons add layers of different
  56. types for display in the selected map display window. There are
  57. additional buttons for saving or opening workspace file, and others.
  58. <p>
  59. Map layers are listed in the window frame below the toolbar. Layers can
  60. include raster and vector maps, vector labels, and commands (where any
  61. GRASS command can be written). Layers are displayed as arranged in the layer
  62. tree: the bottom layer is displayed first and the top layer is displayed
  63. last, as if the layers were a series of stacked overlays.
  64. <p>
  65. The check box to the left of each layer makes it active or inactive
  66. for display. Only active layers are displayed/redisplayed when the
  67. display button is pressed. Layers can be organized into groups; entire
  68. groups can be activated or deactivated for display. Layer tree
  69. composition can be saved to a workspace file and opened in subsequent
  70. sessions, restoring all layers and their display options.
  71. <p>
  72. A right mouse click on a layer or left clicking the button to the right of
  73. the layer opens a dropdown menu with options to remove or rename the layer
  74. (g.remove, g.rename), change its display properties (d.rast and d.vect
  75. options such as color, symbol, etc.), show its metadata (r.info, v.info) or
  76. attributes, if applicable.
  77. <p>
  78. A left mouse double click on a layer opens GUI for its display options
  79. These options are those for the d.* command for each layer type (d.rast,
  80. d.vect, or d.grid, for example).
  81. <h4>Layer Manager Toolbar</h4>
  82. <dl>
  83. <dt><img src="icons/monitor-create.png">&nbsp;
  84. <em>Start new display / create new workspace</em></dt>
  85. <dd>Opens a new map display and creates empty layer tree tab in Layer
  86. Manager or creates new workspace for the current layer tree.
  87. <dl>
  88. <dt><img src="icons/monitor-create.png">&nbsp;
  89. <em>Start new map display</em></dt>
  90. <dd>Opens a new map display and creates empty layer tree tab in Layer Manager.</dd>
  91. <dt><img src="icons/create.png">&nbsp;
  92. <em>Create new workspace</em></dt>
  93. <dd>Removes all layers from the layer tree and creates a new, empty tree
  94. where new layers can be added.</dd>
  95. </dl>
  96. </dd>
  97. <dt><img src="icons/layer-open.png">&nbsp;
  98. <em>Load / import map layers into workspace</em></dt>
  99. <dd>Loads or imports selected raster or vector maps into current layer tree.
  100. <dl>
  101. <dt><img src="icons/layer-open.png">&nbsp;
  102. <em>Load map layers into workspace</em></dt>
  103. <dd>Loads selected raster or vector maps into current layer tree.</dd>
  104. <dt><img src="icons/layer-import.png">&nbsp;
  105. <em>Import raster data</em></dt>
  106. <dd>Import selected raster data into GRASS and load them into current layer tree.</dd>
  107. <dt><img src="icons/layer-import.png">&nbsp;
  108. <em>Import vector data</em></dt>
  109. <dd>Import selected vector data into GRASS and load them into current layer tree.</dd>
  110. <dt><img src="icons/layer-import.png">&nbsp;
  111. <em>Link external raster data</em></dt>
  112. <dd>Link selected external raster data as GRASS raster maps and load them into current layer tree.</dd>
  113. <dt><img src="icons/layer-import.png">&nbsp;
  114. <em>Link external vector data</em></dt>
  115. <dd>Link selected external vector data as GRASS vector maps and load them into current layer tree.</dd>
  116. </dl>
  117. </dd>
  118. <dt><img src="icons/open.png">&nbsp;
  119. <em>Open existing workspace file</em></dt>
  120. <dd>Opens an previously saved workspace file, containing a set of display
  121. layers and their option settings.</dd>
  122. <dt><img src="icons/save.png">&nbsp;
  123. <em>Save current workspace to file</em></dt>
  124. <dd>Saves current set of layers and their options to a workspace
  125. file.</dd>
  126. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster-add.png">&nbsp;
  127. <em>Add raster map layer</em></dt>
  128. <dd>Adds raster map to layer tree, see <em><a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a></em>.
  129. </dd>
  130. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster-more.png">&nbsp;
  131. <em>Add various raster map layers (RGB, HIS, shaded relief...)</em></dt>
  132. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu that allows user to select to:
  133. <dl>
  134. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster3d-add.png">&nbsp;
  135. <em>Add 3D raster map layer</em></dt>
  136. <dd>Adds 3D raster map to layer tree.</dd>
  137. <dt><img src="icons/layer-rgb-add.png">&nbsp;
  138. <em>Add RGB raster layer</em></dt>
  139. <dd>Combines and displays three raster maps defined as red, green,
  140. and blue channels to create an RGB color map,
  141. see <em><a href="d.rgb.html">d.rgb</a></em>.</dd>
  142. <dt><img src="icons/layer-his-add.png">&nbsp;
  143. <em>Add HIS raster layer</em></dt>
  144. <dd>Combines and displays two or three raster maps defined as hue,
  145. intensity, and (optionally) saturation channels to create a color map,
  146. see <em><a href="d.his.html">d.his</a></em>.</dd>
  147. <dt><img src="icons/layer-shaded-relief-add.png">&nbsp;
  148. <em>Add shaded relief raster map layer </em></dt>
  149. <dd>Adds shaded relief raster map layer,
  150. see <em><a href="d.shadedmap.html">d.shadedmap</a></em>.</dd>
  151. <dt><img src="icons/layer-aspect-arrow-add.png">&nbsp;
  152. <em>Add raster arrows layer</em></dt>
  153. <dd>Adds map of raster cells with directional arrows drawn. Arrow
  154. direction and length are determined by separate aspect/directional map
  155. and (optional) slope/intensity map,
  156. see <em><a href="d.rast.arrow.html">d.rast.arrow</a></em>.</dd>
  157. <dt><img src="icons/layer-cell-cats-add.png">&nbsp;
  158. <em>Add raster numbers layer</em></dt>
  159. <dd>Adds map of raster cells with numbers representing the cell values,
  160. see <em><a href="d.rast.num.html">d.rast.num</a></em>.</dd>
  161. </dl>
  162. </dd>
  163. <dt><img src="icons/layer-vector-add.png">&nbsp;
  164. <em>Add vector map layer</em></dt>
  165. <dd>Adds a vector map layer,
  166. see <em><a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a></em>.</dd>
  167. <dt><img src="icons/layer-vector-more.png">&nbsp;
  168. <em>Add various vector map layers (thematic, chart...)</em></dt>
  169. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu that allows user to select to:
  170. <dl>
  171. <dt><img src="icons/layer-vector-thematic-add.png">&nbsp;
  172. <em>Add thematic area (choropleth) map layer
  173. (for all vector types)</em></dt>
  174. <dd>Adds layer for thematic display values from a numeric attribute
  175. column associated with a vector map. Options include: thematic display
  176. type (graduated colors or point sizes), methods for creating display
  177. intervals, SQL query of attribute column to limit vector objects to
  178. display, control of point icon types and sizes, control of thematic
  179. color schemes, creation of legend for thematic map, and saving the
  180. results of thematic mapping to a ps.map instructions file for later
  181. printing,
  182. see <em><a href="d.vect.thematic.html">d.vect.thematic</a></em>.</dd>
  183. <dt><img src="icons/layer-vector-chart-add.png">&nbsp;
  184. <em>Add thematic chart layer (for vector points)</em></dt>
  185. <dd>Adds layer in which pie or bar charts can be automatically created
  186. at vector point locations. Charts display values from selected columns
  187. in the associated attribute table. Options include: chart type, layer
  188. and attributes to chart, chart colors, and chart size (fixed or based
  189. on attribute column),
  190. see <em><a href="d.vect.chart.html">d.vect.chart</a></em>.</dd>
  191. </dl>
  192. </dd>
  193. <dt><img src="icons/layer-group-add.png">&nbsp;
  194. <em>Add group</em></dt>
  195. <dd>Adds an empty group. Layers can then be added to the group.</dd>
  196. <dt><img src="icons/layer-more.png">&nbsp;
  197. <em>Add grid or vector labels overlay</em></dt>
  198. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu that allows user to select to:
  199. <dl>
  200. <dt><img src="icons/layer-grid-add.png">&nbsp;
  201. <em>Add overlay grids and lines</em></dt>
  202. <dd>Adds layer to display regular grid (for all locations)
  203. see <em><a href="d.grid.html">d.grid</a></em></dd>
  204. <dt><img src="icons/layer-label-add.png">&nbsp;
  205. <em>Add labels layer for vector objects (from existing labels file)</em></dt>
  206. <dd>Add a layer of text from a labels file for vector objects
  207. created with the <em><a href="v.label.html">v.label</a></em> module.
  208. A labels file can also be created with a text editor,
  209. see <em><a href="d.labels.html">d.labels</a></em>.</dd>
  210. <dt><img src="icons/shortest-distance.png">&nbsp;
  211. <em>Add geodesic line layer</em></dt>
  212. <dd>Add layer to display geodesic line for latitude/longitude locations only,
  213. see <em><a href="d.geodesic.html">d.geodesic</a></em></dd>
  214. <dt><img src="icons/shortest-distance.png">&nbsp;
  215. <em>Add rhumbline layer</em>
  216. <dd>Add layer to display rhumblines (for latitude/longitude locations only),
  217. see <em><a href="d.rhumbline.html">d.rhumbline</a></em>.</dd>
  218. <dt><img src="icons/layer-command-add.png">&nbsp;
  219. <em>Add command layer</em></dt>
  220. <dd>Adds a layer in which a GRASS GIS command or command list can be entered.
  221. For a command list use the semi-colon (";") symbol as a separator.
  222. For example:
  223. <div class="code"><pre>
  224. d.rast soils;d.rast -o roads;d.vect streams col=blue
  225. </pre></div>
  226. Note that when an option of the command contains spaces, you need to
  227. "escape" them with the backslash ('\') character, for example:
  228. <div class="code"><pre>
  229. d.text text=Population\ density
  230. </pre></div>
  231. </dl>
  232. </dd>
  233. <dt><img src="icons/layer-remove.png">&nbsp;
  234. <em>Delete selected layer</em></dt>
  235. <dd>Removes selected map layer or map layer group from layer tree.</dd>
  236. <dt><img src="icons/edit.png">&nbsp;
  237. <em>Edit vector maps</em></dt>
  238. <dd>Opens <em><a href="wxGUI.Vector_Digitizer.html">vector digitizer</a></em> to allow editing selected vector map.</dd>
  239. <dt><img src="icons/table.png">&nbsp;
  240. <em>Show attribute table</em></dt>
  241. <dd>Opens <em><a href="wxGUI.Attribute_Table_Manager.html">attribute table manager</a></em> for selected vector map.</dd>
  242. <dt><img src="icons/modeler-main.png">&nbsp;
  243. <em>Start Graphical Modeler</em></dt>
  244. <dd>Opens <em><a href="wxGUI.Modeler.html">graphical modeler</a></em> to create models and run them.</dd>
  245. <dt><img src="icons/settings.png">&nbsp;
  246. <em>Show GUI settings</em></dt>
  247. <dd>Opens dialog to change GUI preferences.</dd>
  248. </dl>
  249. <h4>Key shortcuts</h4>
  250. <dl>
  251. <dt>Ctrl+Tab</dt>
  252. <dd>Switch 'Map layers' and 'Command output' tab</dd>
  253. <dt>Ctrl+Q</dt>
  254. <dd>Exit GUI</dd>
  255. </dl>
  256. <b>Workspace</b>
  257. <dl>
  258. <dt>Ctrl+N</dt>
  259. <dd>Create new workspace</dd>
  260. <dt>Ctrl+O</dt>
  261. <dd>Load workspace from file</dd>
  262. <dt>Ctrl+S</dt>
  263. <dd>Close workspace</dd>
  264. </dl>
  265. <b>Map Layers</b>
  266. <dl>
  267. <dt>Ctrl+Shift+L</dt>
  268. <dd>Add multiple raster or vector map layers to current map display</dd>
  269. <dt>Ctrl+Shift+R</dt>
  270. <dd>Add raster map layer to current map display</dd>
  271. <dt>Ctrl+Shift+V</dt>
  272. <dd>Add vector map layer to current map display</dd>
  273. <dt>Ctrl+W</dt>
  274. <dd>Close current map display</dd>
  275. </dl>
  276. <b>Command line prompt</b>
  277. <dl>
  278. <dt>Tab</dt>
  279. <dd>Show command tooltips</dd>
  280. <dt>Esc</dt>
  281. <dd>Hide command tooltips</dd>
  282. <dt>Ctrl+Space</dt>
  283. <dd>Map entries without arguments (as in <tt>r.info [mapname]</tt>)</dd>
  284. <dt>Up/Down</dt>
  285. <dd>List command history</dd>
  286. <dt>Enter</dt>
  287. <dd>Run command</dd>
  288. </dl>
  289. <h3>Map Display Window</h3>
  290. The map display window includes toolbar that can be docked and undocked from
  291. the window, a map canvas where a map composition of one or more layers is
  292. displayed, and a statusbar with information about the geographic region of
  293. the maps displayed.
  294. <center>
  295. <br><img src="wxGUI_map_display.jpg" alt="Map Display Window"><br><br>
  296. </center>
  297. Each Map Display Window has a unique layer tree (in the layer manager)
  298. and geographic <em>region</em> setting. At the top of the window is a
  299. toolbar with buttons to manage the map in the display (render, erase, zoom
  300. and pan), for query and and analysis (distance measurement, profile,
  301. and histogram creation), to overlay map elements onto the display (scale,
  302. north arrow, legend, and custom text), and to export or print the display.
  303. <p>
  304. In the statusbar, the user can choose to display the geographic coordinates
  305. under the cursor, current geographical region extent, computational region
  306. (including graphical visualization in map display), map display geometry
  307. (number of rows, columns, resolution) and map scale. Checking the
  308. <em>render</em> button in the statusbar will cause the map display to update
  309. automatically any time a map is added to, removed from, or changed in its
  310. layer tree.
  311. <p>
  312. It is important to note that zooming in any display will
  313. have <em>no</em> effect on the 'computational region' setting (set
  314. with <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>). Only by selecting
  315. the 'Set current region to match display' item in the zoom menu (in
  316. the map display toolbar) will the current display extents be copied to
  317. the computational region extents.
  318. <h4>Map Display Toolbar</h4>
  319. <dl>
  320. <dt><img src="icons/show.png">&nbsp;
  321. <em>Display map</em></dt>
  322. <dd>Displays all active layers from layer tree and re-renders for display
  323. any layers that have changed since the last time the display was updated,
  324. including layers added or removed.</dd>
  325. <dt><img src="icons/layer-redraw.png">&nbsp;
  326. <em>Re-render map</em></dt>
  327. <dd>Re-renders all active layers regardless of whether they have changed
  328. or not.</dd>
  329. <dt><img src="icons/erase.png">&nbsp;
  330. <em>Erase display</em></dt>
  331. <dd>Erases the currently selected map display to a white background.
  332. see <em><a href="d.erase.html">d.erase</a>, <a href="d.frame.html">d.frame
  333. -e</a></em>.</dd>
  334. <dt><img src="icons/pointer.png">&nbsp;
  335. <em>Pointer</em></dt>
  336. <dd>Select arrow cursor for map display.</dd>
  337. <dt><img src="icons/info.png">&nbsp;
  338. <em>Query raster/vector maps</em></dt>
  339. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu that allows user to select to:
  340. <dl>
  341. <dt><em>Display mode</em></dt>
  342. <dd>Query selected raster, RGB raster (all three map channels will be
  343. queried), or vector map(s) using the mouse. Map(s) must be selected
  344. before query. Vector charts and thematic vector maps cannot be
  345. queried. The results of the query will be displayed in the console window,
  346. see <em><a href="r.what.html">r.what</a>, <a href="v.what.html">v.what</a></em>.</dd>
  347. <dt><em>Edit mode</em></dt>
  348. <dd>Query selected vector map in edit mode. The results of the query
  349. will be displayed in a form that permits editing of the queried vector
  350. attributes.</dd>
  351. </dl>
  352. </dd>
  353. <dt><img src="icons/pan.png">&nbsp;
  354. <em>Pan</em></dt>
  355. <dd>Interactive selection of a new center of view in the active
  356. display monitor. Drag the pan cursor while pressing the left mouse
  357. button to pan. Panning changes the location of the region displayed
  358. but not the size of the area displayed or the resolution. Panning
  359. does <em>not</em> affect the computational region for other GIS
  360. processes, see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.</dd>
  361. <dt><img src="icons/zoom-in.png">&nbsp;
  362. <em>Zoom in</em></dt>
  363. <dd>Interactive zooming with the mouse in the active display monitor.
  364. Drawing a box or just click with the mouse (left button) and zoom-in
  365. cursor causes the display to zoom in so that the area defined by the
  366. box fills the display. The map resolution is not changed. Clicking
  367. with the zoom-in cursor causes the display to zoom in by 30%, centered
  368. on the point where the mouse is clicked. Zooming resets the display
  369. region extents (both size and location of area displayed). It
  370. does <em>not</em> affect the computational region for other GIS
  371. processes, see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.</dd>
  372. <dt><img src="icons/zoom-out.png">&nbsp;
  373. <em>Zoom out</em></dt>
  374. <dd>Interactive zooming with the mouse in the active display monitor.
  375. Drawing a box or just click with the mouse (left button) and zoom-out
  376. cursor causes the display to zoom in so that the area displayed
  377. shrinks to fill the area defined by the box. The map resolution is not
  378. changed. Clicking with the zoom-out cursor causes the display to zoom
  379. out by 30%, centered on the point where the mouse is clicked. Zooming
  380. resets the display region extents (both size and location of area
  381. displayed). It does <em>not</em> affect the computational region for
  382. other GIS processes,
  383. see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.</dd>
  384. <dt><img src="icons/zoom-extent.png">&nbsp;
  385. <em>Zoom to selected map(s)</em></dt>
  386. <dd>Set zoom extent based on selected raster or vector maps. Zooming
  387. resets the display region extents (both size and location of area
  388. displayed). It does <em>not</em> affect the computational region
  389. for other GIS processes,
  390. see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.</dd>
  391. <dt><img src="icons/zoom-last.png">&nbsp;
  392. <em>Return to previous zoom</em></dt>
  393. <dd>Returns to the previous zoom extent. Up to 10 levels of zoom back are
  394. maintained, see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.</dd>
  395. <dt><img src="icons/zoom-more.png">&nbsp;
  396. <em>Zoom options</em></dt>
  397. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu that allows user to:
  398. <ul>
  399. <li>Zoom to match the extents of a selected map</li>
  400. <li>Zoom to match the computational region (set with <em>g.region</em>)</li>
  401. <li>Zoom to match the extents of the default region</li>
  402. <li>Zoom to match the extents of a saved region</li>
  403. <li>Set computational region (the mapset's <tt>WIND</tt> file) to match the
  404. current display extents (does not change the resolution),
  405. see <em><a href="g.region.html">g.region</a></em>.
  406. <li>Save display geometry (current extents) to a named region file</li>
  407. </ul>
  408. </dd>
  409. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster-analyze.png">&nbsp;
  410. <em>Analyze menu</em></dt>
  411. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu with:
  412. <dl>
  413. <dt><img src="icons/measure-length.png">&nbsp;
  414. <em>Distance measurement tool</em></dt>
  415. <dd>Interactive measurement of lengths defined with the mouse. The
  416. length of each segment and the cumulative length of all segments
  417. measuered is displayed in the command output window frame. Lengths are
  418. measured in the current measurement unit,
  419. see <em><a href="d.measure.html">d.measure</a></em>.</dd>
  420. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster-profile.png">&nbsp;
  421. <em>Profile tool</em></dt>
  422. <dd>Interactively create profile of a raster map. Profile transect is
  423. drawn with the mouse in map display. The profile may be of the
  424. displayed map or a different map. Up to three maps can be profiled
  425. simultaneously,
  426. see <em><a href="gm_profile.html">Profile Tool help page</a></em>.</dd>
  427. <dt><img src="icons/layer-raster-histogram.png">&nbsp;
  428. <em>Histogram tool</em></dt>
  429. <dd>Displays histogram of selected raster map or image in new window,
  430. see <em><a href="d.histogram.html">d.histogram</a></em>.</dd>
  431. </dl>
  432. </dd>
  433. <dt><img src="icons/overlay-add.png">&nbsp;
  434. <em>Add overlay</em></dt>
  435. <dd>opens a dropdown menu that allows user to
  436. <dl>
  437. <dt><img src="icons/scalebar-add.png">&nbsp;
  438. <em>Add scalebar and north arrow</em></dt>
  439. <dd>Adds layer to display a combined scalebar and north arrow. Options
  440. include scalebar placement (using screen coordinates or a mouse),
  441. scalebar format, and scalebar colors,
  442. see <em><a href="d.barscale.html">d.barscale</a></em>.</dd>
  443. <dt><img src="icons/legend-add.png">&nbsp;
  444. <em>Add raster map legend</em></dt>
  445. <dd>Adds layer to display with legend of selected raster map,
  446. see <em><a href="d.legend.html">d.legend</a></em>.</dd>
  447. <dt><img src="icons/text-add.png">&nbsp;
  448. <em>Add text layer</em></dt>
  449. <dd>Adds layer to display a line of text using default GRASS font
  450. (selected with <em><a href="d.font.html">d.font</a></em>). Options
  451. include: text placement (screen coordinates); and text size, bolding,
  452. and color, see <em><a href="d.text.html">d.text</a></em>.</dd>
  453. </dl>
  454. </dd>
  455. <dt><img src="icons/map-export.png">&nbsp;
  456. <em>Save display to graphic file</em></dt>
  457. <dd>Save the visible image in map display to different raster graphic formats.</dd>
  458. <dt><img src="icons/print.png">&nbsp;
  459. <em>Print map</em></dt>
  460. <dd>Prints map on system native printer or PostScript device;
  461. saves visible map display (including PostScript text and labels) to PDF
  462. or EPS file.</dd>
  463. <dt><em>Map display mode</em></dt>
  464. <dd>Opens a dropdown menu for selecting different display mode
  465. <dl>
  466. <dt><em>2D view mode</em></dt>
  467. <dd>Normal GIS display. All active layers are composited and displayed
  468. in 2D mode.</dd>
  469. <dt><em>3D view mode</em></dt>
  470. <dd>Experimental replacement for NVIZ. Displays all active layers in
  471. 3D perspective using OpenGL. A new control panel opens to manage the
  472. 3D view. 3D view can be zoomed, panned, rotated, and tilted. The
  473. vertical exaggeration of rasters and 3D vectors can be set. Various
  474. color and lighten settings are possible. Not yet functional for
  475. Windows platforms</dd>
  476. <dt><em>Digitize mode</em></dt>
  477. <dd>Puts display into vector digitizing mode and opens a new digitizing
  478. toolbar. The user can digitize a new map or edit an existing
  479. map. Not yet functional for Windows platforms</dd>
  480. </dl>
  481. </dd>
  482. </dl>
  483. <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
  484. wxGUI components:<br>
  485. <em>
  486. <a href="wxGUI.Vector_Digitizer.html">Vector Digitizer</a><br>
  487. <a href="wxGUI.Attribute_Table_Manager.html">Attribute Table Manager</a><br>
  488. <a href="wxGUI.Nviz.html">3D Viewer</a><br>
  489. <a href="wxGUI.Modeler.html">Graphical Modeler</a><br>
  490. <a href="wxGUI.GCP_Manager.html">Manage Ground Control Points</a><br>
  491. <a href="wxGUI.PsMap.html">Hardcopy Map Output Utility</a><br>
  492. </em>
  493. <p>
  494. See also wxGUI <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI">wiki</a> page,
  495. and <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Quick_wxGUI_tutorial">Quick
  496. wxGUI Tutorial</a>.
  497. <h2>AUTHORS</h2>
  498. <a href="http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/gwiki/Landa">Martin Landa</a>, <a href="http://www.fbk.eu">FBK-irst</a> (2007-2008), Trento, Italy, and <a href="http://www.cvut.cz">Czech Technical University in Prague</a>, Czech Republic<br>
  499. Michael Barton, Arizona State University, USA<br>
  500. Daniel Calvelo Aros<br>
  501. Jachym Cepicky<br>
  502. Markus Metz, Germany<br>
  503. Anna Kratochvilova, <a href="http://www.cvut.cz">Czech Technical University in Prague</a>, Czech Republic<br>
  504. Vaclav Petras, <a href="http://www.cvut.cz">Czech Technical University in Prague</a>, Czech Republic<br><br>
  505. Icons created by <a href="http://robert.szczepanek.pl">Robert Szczepanek</a>, Poland (<a href="https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/graphics/trunk/toolbar-icons/24x24/">SVN</a>)
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