[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3951: v.in.ascii: add: Note: z= always still needs to be set manually, despite using -z.

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#3951: v.in.ascii: add: Note: z= always still needs to be set manually, despite
using -z.
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  Reporter:  jidanni      |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  trivial      |  Milestone:
 Component:  Docs         |    Version:  unspecified
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Comment (by mmetz):

 Replying to [ticket:3951 jidanni]:
 > In v.in.ascii at
 >
 > {{{
 >        z=integer
 >            Number of column used as z coordinate (points mode)
 >            First column is 1. If 0, z coordinate is not used
 >            Default: 0
 > }}}
 >
 > add:
 >
 >  Note: z= always still needs to be set manually, despite using -z.
 >
 > In fact perhaps 3 would be a good default, if -z use is detected...

 If you want to create 3D points when using `v.in.ascii format=point`,
 there is no reason to assume that z coordinates are in column 3, this
 depends on the input data and use case.

 A simplification of the user interface would be to imply `-z` if z > 0.

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