# Site Feedback **URL:** https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/c/site-feedback/2.md [Latest](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Site Feedback category](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/1)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/1 "2019-07-03T21:22:29Z")
Discussion about this site, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it. Suggestions for improving the forum experience are more than welcome. --- ## [GMT Forum Migration to Discourse hosted service](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-forum-migration-to-discourse-hosted-service/6402)
**Author:** [@SolarEarth](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/SolarEarth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-forum-migration-to-discourse-hosted-service/6402 "2026-07-17T06:41:30Z")
We are currently migrating Generic Mapping Tools web services from the University of Hawaii to infrastructure managed by the EarthScope Consortium. As part of this effort, a prototype of this forum is now available as a… --- ## [Writing equations in forum posts - Discourse math](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/writing-equations-in-forum-posts-discourse-math/3529)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/writing-equations-in-forum-posts-discourse-math/3529 "2026-07-10T12:10:45Z")
Would you consider enabling a module that allows one to write math easily? E.g. Discourse math. --- ## [Earthscope hosted datasets mirror](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/earthscope-hosted-datasets-mirror/6411)
**Author:** [@SolarEarth](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/SolarEarth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/earthscope-hosted-datasets-mirror/6411 "2026-04-23T12:54:24Z")
As part of the migration of GMT services from the University of Hawaii, a new dataset and gmt software server has been stood up on an EarthScope managed AWS S3 bucket and served via a temporary, prototype URL, https://d3… --- ## [Dataset versioning](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/dataset-versioning/6408)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/dataset-versioning/6408 "2026-04-22T09:31:47Z")
Please add a new dataset! Don’t replace it. --- ## [Citation information: Add DOI for code base citation](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/citation-information-add-doi-for-code-base-citation/6401)
**Author:** [@ploewe](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/ploewe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/citation-information-add-doi-for-code-base-citation/6401 "2026-04-16T12:58:28Z")
Hello everybody, this is a proposal to augment the best practices for GMT citation. The GMT website currently states that the best practice to cite GMT is by reference to articles and technical papers ( Citing — The Ge… --- ## [Missing dcw-gmt-2.2.0.tar.gz in https://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt/](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/missing-dcw-gmt-2-2-0-tar-gz-in-https-ftp-soest-hawaii-edu-gmt/6140)
**Author:** [@CovMat](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/CovMat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/missing-dcw-gmt-2-2-0-tar-gz-in-https-ftp-soest-hawaii-edu-gmt/6140 "2025-07-28T17:51:26Z")
Dear developers I noticed that dcw-gmt-2.2.0.tar.gz may be forgotten to be put on https://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt/ --- ## [Password resetting not working?](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/password-resetting-not-working/4736)
**Author:** [@timhume](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/timhume)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/password-resetting-not-working/4736 "2024-11-12T13:18:19Z")
I’m trying to change my password. So I click on the send password reset button, and it says it has sent an email. I’ve double checked my email address in my profile is correct (it is). However no email arrives (and I’ve … --- ## [Lambert projection problem bug](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/lambert-projection-problem-bug/4668)
**Author:** [@gt89](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/gt89)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/lambert-projection-problem-bug/4668 "2024-02-02T17:06:54Z")
This should be a bug Can you solve the content inside the red box? Thank you @echo off REM Date: 2024-01-29T22:15:38 REM User: w89 REM Purpose: Purpose of this script REM Set a unique session name: set GMT\_S… --- ## [Add Discourse ActivityPub plugin to GMT forum](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/add-discourse-activitypub-plugin-to-gmt-forum/4568)
**Author:** [@weiji14](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/weiji14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/add-discourse-activitypub-plugin-to-gmt-forum/4568 "2024-02-02T09:45:15Z")
There has been some interest in bringing GMT into Mastodon or the Fediverse (https://flint.soest.hawaii.edu/t/gmt-and-pygmt-mastodon-migration/4227), but the multi-account management part has been a bit tricky to coordin… --- ## [Maximum size file uploads](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/maximum-size-file-uploads/2884)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/maximum-size-file-uploads/2884 "2022-10-10T06:06:22Z")
I’m trying to upload a gif (animation) which is 1.4M (according to my os), but getting an error from the forum that says Sorry, that file is too big (maximum size is 4096kb). Why not upload your large file to a cloud sh… --- ## [Improve the plotting text tutorial. Add a link to the matching doc](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/improve-the-plotting-text-tutorial-add-a-link-to-the-matching-doc/3166)
**Author:** [@dakra137](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/dakra137)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/improve-the-plotting-text-tutorial-add-a-link-to-the-matching-doc/3166 "2022-07-29T13:16:45Z")
On https://www.pygmt.org/latest/tutorials/basics/text.html add a link to https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/dev/pstext.html Appropriate text might be: Further details, including using special symbols and other chara… --- ## [Mini tutorial for forum users](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/mini-tutorial-for-forum-users/2530)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/mini-tutorial-for-forum-users/2530 "2022-02-15T14:13:59Z")
We should have a small and concise ‘sticky’ post where basic forum usage is given. Or does this exist already…? code blocks links etc? --- ## [Cannot mark answer as solution after some time](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/cannot-mark-answer-as-solution-after-some-time/2371)
**Author:** [@adigitoleo](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/adigitoleo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/cannot-mark-answer-as-solution-after-some-time/2371 "2021-11-25T04:43:07Z")
I noticed it before but just remembered now: I couldn’t mark an anwer as a solution in this thread: (I just don’t see any “solution” checkbox at all) but in another thread it worked fine. The only thing I can think o… --- ## [Line numbers in code blocks](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/line-numbers-in-code-blocks/2315)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/line-numbers-in-code-blocks/2315 "2021-11-19T08:25:58Z")
Any way to do this? It’s handy to be able to refer to lines if you paste a large chunk of code. --- ## [GMT forum interface platform?](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-forum-interface-platform/1441)
**Author:** [@andrewg](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/andrewg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-forum-interface-platform/1441 "2021-03-06T22:16:27Z")
The GMT user community forum interface is quite nice. What tool or platform are you using to drive this forum interface? Thanks! Andrew --- ## [Allow more file types to be uploaded](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/allow-more-file-types-to-be-uploaded/1051)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/allow-more-file-types-to-be-uploaded/1051 "2020-11-18T10:07:04Z")
Sorry, the file you are trying to upload is not authorized (authorized extensions: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, zip). Please allow files with no extension, .txt etc. to be uploaded. --- ## [Example gallery modern / classic](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/example-gallery-modern-classic/811)
**Author:** [@PlanetGus](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/PlanetGus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/example-gallery-modern-classic/811 "2020-08-27T22:05:29Z")
Hi, I know, I know there’s already been some talk about the example gallery… still :slight\_smile: All the examples shown are written with the MODERN MODE, but -and I think I’m not the only one- I mostly use GMT within … --- ## [Improve website appeal](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/improve-website-appeal/472)
**Author:** [@KristofKoch](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/KristofKoch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/improve-website-appeal/472 "2020-05-30T23:07:22Z")
Gentlemen, it is great that the new GMT website sports a fresh elastic design usable on both small and large displays. However I feel there might be room for improvement in the appeal. If I take a look at https://www.g… --- ## [Link to built-in GMT color tables from makecpt?](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/link-to-built-in-gmt-color-tables-from-makecpt/324)
**Author:** [@gito](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/gito)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/link-to-built-in-gmt-color-tables-from-makecpt/324 "2020-03-26T17:37:33Z")
Hello, I am trying to see the built-in color tables that can be used by makecpt. Would it be possible to add a link to those in the documentation for makecpt? Thanks for considering, Garrett --- ## [Visibility of Forum in Site Navigation / Posting Rules](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/visibility-of-forum-in-site-navigation-posting-rules/266)
**Author:** [@KristofKoch](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/KristofKoch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/visibility-of-forum-in-site-navigation-posting-rules/266 "2020-03-03T09:43:53Z")
Dear GMT Gurus, I’m still getting used to the new site and I was wondering where to find the forums. While people familiar with the Discourse software and logo might find it in the navigation bar on top I was stumped on… --- ## [Add the "Solved" plugin to the discourse forum](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/add-the-solved-plugin-to-the-discourse-forum/75)
**Author:** [@seisman](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/seisman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/add-the-solved-plugin-to-the-discourse-forum/75 "2019-11-15T02:18:02Z")
The “discourse-solved” plugin can accept an answer and mark a post/question as solved. With an answer accepted, users will see a link to the answer at the top of the post, and also a check mark before the post title. Yo… --- ## [Should questions be grouped for all projects?](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/should-questions-be-grouped-for-all-projects/24)
**Author:** [@leouieda](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/leouieda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/should-questions-be-grouped-for-all-projects/24 "2019-10-31T18:40:57Z")
Right now, I’m asking people to ask all questions in the Q&A category. This includes GMT, PyGMT, GMT.jl, etc. We can still separate them because each will have a different tag and we can subscribe to tags instead of cate…