[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #670: add support for alternative coordinates

[GRASS GIS]

#670: add support for alternative coordinates
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  Reporter:  timmie       |       Owner:  martinl                            
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned                           
  Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  6.5.0                              
 Component:  wxGUI        |     Version:  svn-develbranch6                   
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  map display, preferences, workspace
  Platform:  Linux        |         Cpu:  x86-32                             
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Comment (by martinl):

 Replying to [comment:7 timmie]:
 > > GUI preferences -> Display -> Projection statusbar setting.
 > Martin, thanks.
 > But it doesn't seem to work.
 > I tried it on UTM projection with EPSG 4326.
 > But the status bar show still metric coordinates instead of WGS84
 lat/lon

 The required field is proj4 string not the EPSG code. So you can

  * directly write proj4 code
  * or load epsg code (takes quite long time) and choose the code

 Then press 'Apply' or 'Save' to get it working.

 Martin

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