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

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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

Many thanks in advance

Peter Davidson
Social & Behavioral Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

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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

3

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@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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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@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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