d.barscale(1) - Linux man page

Name

d.barscale - Displays a barscale on the graphics monitor.

Keywords

display, cartography

Synopsis

d.barscale
d.barscale help
d.barscale [-mfltns] [bcolor=string] [tcolor=string] [at=x,y] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-m: Use mouse to interactively place scale
-f: Use feet/miles instead of meters
-l: Draw a line scale instead of a bar scale
-t: Write text on top of the scale, not to the right
-n: Draw a north arrow only
-s: Draw a scale bar only
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output

Parameters:

bcolor=string: Background color, either a standard GRASS color, R:G:B triplet, or "none"
Default: white
tcolor=string: Text color, either a standard GRASS color or R:G:B triplet
Default: black
at=x,y: The screen coordinates for top-left corner of label ([0,0] is top-left of frame)
Options: 0-100
Default: 0.0,0.0

Description

d.barscale displays a barscale on the graphics monitor using either the mouse or given screen coordinates. It can draw the scale in a couple of styles or simply draw a north arrow.

Note

d.barscale will not work in Lat/Lon locations as the horizontal scale distance changes with latitude. Try d.grid instead.

Author

unknown.

Last changed: $Date: 2007-07-03 08:52:28 +0200 (Tue, 03 Jul 2007) $

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