[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2595: Extend r.out.file to PNG/PS monitors

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#2595: Extend r.out.file to PNG/PS monitors
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 Reporter:  gisix        |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  7.0.1                    
Component:  Display      |     Version:  unspecified              
 Keywords:  r.out.file   |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified  |  
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Comment(by gisix):

 The issue was first noticed in GRASS6.4.x, so apologies for the reference
 to x0 etc.
 There was an earlier discussion on the user list about this:

 On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 4:13 AM, Glynn Clements <glynn at
 gclements.plus.com>
 wrote:

 >
 > César Augusto Ramírez Franco wrote:
 >
 > > As far as I understand, d.out.file only works with X monitors,
 >
 > This appears to be the case, although I have no idea why.
 >
 > The basic operation of d.out.file is to run "d.save" to extract the
 > list of commands used to generate the display, then replay those
 > commands on a PNG/PS/cairo monitor.
 >
 > The functionality on which d.save relies isn't specific to a
 > particular driver.
 >
 > --
 > Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>

 It would be great if this could be fixed both in 6.4.5 and 7.0.1.

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