[GRASS-user] copying mouse location to clipboard in gis.m

[pete davidson]

Ahh!  That worked!  Thanks so much.  I'd looked in the output window before,
but had missed the coordinates because I have so much attribute data tied to
the map.

Thanks again

Peter

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Maciej Sieczka <msieczka at sieczka.org>wrote:

> pete davidson pisze:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> In gis.m, as you mouse over a map, the current easting and northing
>> is displayed in the lower right hand corner of the map window.  This
>> makes it easy to, for example, find the coordinates of an
>> intersection on a street map by simply moving the cursor over the
>> intersection and writing down the coordinates.
>>
>> My problem is, is there any way to copy those coordinates to the
>> clipboard with a keystroke command so they can be pasted somewhere
>> else, rather than having to write them down by hand?  I've tried the
>> usual ctrl-c / ctrl-x kind of things with the Pointer, Query, and
>> Measure tools selected, but nothing I try seems to put anything on
>> the clipboard.
>>
>> Does anyone know the answer to this one (or is there another way to
>> do this using v.digit or something similar?)
>>
>> Here's a link to a screenshot with the coordinate box highlighted in
>> case I haven't been clear:
>>
>> https://php10.ucsf.edu/ufostudy/transfer/screenshot.html
>>
>
> Query the map - the coordinates of where you clicked are in the gis.m
> output window then, even if no object was found. Copy & paste from there.
>
> Maciek
>
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> Maciej Sieczka
> www.sieczka.org
>
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