Glynn:
> 7.0 doesn't have D_get_screen_window(); D_setup() uses R_get_window()
> instead (R_get_window() reports the raster clip region, which is
> initially set from $GRASS_FRAME).
note what we are after for the d.info -g flag is the *unclipped* geographic region.
as you say, we already have g.region -g for the clipped version.
Hamish