Ubuntu Manpage: d.mon - Controls graphics display monitors from the command line.

NAME

       d.mon  - Controls graphics display monitors from the command line.

KEYWORDS

       display, graphics, monitors

SYNOPSIS

       d.mon
       d.mon --help
       d.mon   [-lpcgsrtux]   [start=string]    [stop=string]    [select=string]    [width=value]
       [height=value]    [resolution=value]    [bgcolor=name]     [output=name]     [--overwrite]
       [--help]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

   Flags:
       -l
           List running monitors and exit

       -p
           Print name of currently selected monitor and exit

       -c
           Print commands for currently selected monitor and exit

       -g
           Print path to support files of currently selected monitor and exit

       -s
           Do not automatically select when starting

       -r
           Release and stop currently selected monitor and exit

       -t
           Disable true colors

       -u
           Open output file in update mode
           Requires --overwrite flag

       -x
           Launch light-weight wx monitor without toolbars and statusbar
           Requires ’start=wx0-7’

       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --help
           Print usage summary

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

       --ui
           Force launching GUI dialog

   Parameters:
       start=string
           Name of monitor to start
           Options: wx0, wx1, wx2, wx3, wx4, wx5, wx6, wx7, png, ps, html, cairo

       stop=string
           Name of monitor to stop
           Options: wx0, wx1, wx2, wx3, wx4, wx5, wx6, wx7, png, ps, html, cairo

       select=string
           Name of monitor to select
           Options: wx0, wx1, wx2, wx3, wx4, wx5, wx6, wx7, png, ps, html, cairo

       width=value
           Width for display monitor if not set by GRASS_RENDER_WIDTH
           Default value: 720

       height=value
           Height for display monitor if not set by GRASS_RENDER_HEIGHT
           Default value: 480

       resolution=value
           Dimensions of display monitor versus current size
           Example: resolution=2 enlarge display monitor twice to 1280x960

       bgcolor=name
           Background color
           Either a standard color name, R:G:B triplet, or "none"
           Default: white

       output=name
           Name for output file (when starting new monitor)
           Ignored for ’wx’ monitors

DESCRIPTION

d.mon allows the user to start, select, list, release, and stop available graphics
monitors.

Starting a monitor
In order to display on-screen GRASS graphics, the user must start and select a graphics
monitor. By default, the start command actually runs two commands, to both start and
select whatever monitor is named by the user. The user can get a list of running monitors
by setting the -l flag on the command line. Note that some monitor drivers use environment
variables or the specific driver documentation.

When a monitor is started, it is therefore also (automatically) selected for output,
unless the -s flag is set by the user; the user can also explicitly select a monitor that
has been started.

The desired monitor should be started once and need not be restarted unless it is stopped
for some reason. A monitor may continue to run for any length of time, even when no GRASS
session is being run.

Stopping a monitor
A graphics monitor has two different types of status: monitor program not running, and
monitor running. A monitor that has been started and/or selected will be listed as
running; a monitor that has been stopped (or not started) will be listed as not running.
The -l flag will list all currently running monitors.

Selecting a monitor
When the user starts a monitor, it is also (automatically) selected for graphics output
unless the user sets the -s flag. In order to use (direct graphics output to) a monitor,
the user must select that monitor for use, either by simply starting the monitor without
the -s flag or by explicitly selecting the monitor for output. Only running monitors can
be selected for graphics output.

The user can run multiple graphics monitors by simply starting each of the graphics
monitors the user wishes to direct output to.

Releasing (unselecting) a monitor
Currently selected a monitor can be released by -r flag.

NOTES

       d.mon is designed for interactive use. If  non-interactive  use  is  needed  (e.g.,  in  a
       script)  set  GRASS_RENDER_IMMEDIATE=png  (or  =cairo)  and  use  the  related environment
       variables to control output size etc.

EXAMPLES

   wx0 monitor
       To start the interactive wxGUI map display, run
       d.mon start=wx0
       Figure: The initialization of display monitor wx0 All subsequently displayed data will  be
       rendered on monitor wx0.
       g.region raster=elevation -p
       d.rast map=elevation
       Figure: The display wx0 showing an elevation raster map

   CAIRO file renderer monitor
       A CAIRO monitor can be started (and selected) by
       d.mon start=cairo output=out.pdf
       From this moment on all displayed data will be rendered into file output.pdf.

   List running monitors
       To list the currently running monitors, use
       d.mon -l
       List of running monitors:
       wx0
       cairo

   Show currently selected monitor
       To identify the currently selected monitor, use
       d.mon -p
       cairo

   Switching between monitors
       To  switch  back to interactive display mode, here to an earlier started and still running
       wxGUI monitor, use
       d.mon select=wx0

   Stopping a monitor
       To close the wxGUI monitor, run
       d.mon stop=wx0

AUTHOR

       Martin Landa, OSGeoREL, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

SOURCE CODE

       Available at: d.mon source code (history)

       Accessed: unknown

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