[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #977: WxGUI "Save display to graphic file" should write out an World file

[GRASS GIS]

#977: WxGUI "Save display to graphic file" should write out an World file
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  Reporter:  marisn       |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
 Component:  wxGUI        |     Version:  svn-trunk                
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  wxgui                    
  Platform:  Unspecified  |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Changes (by hamish):

  * version:  svn-releasebranch64 => svn-trunk
  * milestone:  6.4.0 => 7.0.0

Comment:

 for the xmon version use 'd.out.file format=geotiff'.

 while this is possible it is not necessarily a good idea. it should only
 be used when there is a need to composite multiple layers (scalebars,
 decorations, and all) into a geotiff, which is generally a solution of
 last resort.


 from the d.out.file mane page:
 {{{
        GeoTIFF export is provided as  a  convenience.  For
        raster export it is generally preferable to use the
        r.out.gdal or r.out.tiff modules. The advantage  of
        using  d.out.file  is  that  you can easily overlay
        multiple raster maps, vector maps, and  decorations
        into  the  GeoTIFF at the expense of resolution and
        quality. If  you  wish  to  minimize  the  negative
        effects, use "g.region align=" or "g.region rast=",
        then "g.region -g" or "r.info -g" to  discover  the
        raster  rows and columns of the map, and feed these
        numbers  into  d.out.file's   size   parameter   as
        columns,rows.
 }}}


 Hamish

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