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

[Moritz Lennert]

On Tue, December 30, 2008 19:07, pete davidson wrote:
> 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.

It would be nice to have the option to only query coordinates, not
attributes. Maybe you could add a wish to the tracker ?

Moritz

>
> 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
>>
>> --
>> Maciej Sieczka
>> www.sieczka.org
>>
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