[bug #61598] ds9-region script not using precise WCS values

[Mohammad Akhlaghi]

URL:
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                 Summary: ds9-region script not using precise WCS values
                 Project: GNU Astronomy Utilities
            Submitted by: makhlaghi
            Submitted on: Wed 01 Dec 2021 05:47:36 PM UTC
                Category: Installed scripts
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Output not reasonable
                  Status: Confirmed
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: infantesainz
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any

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Details:

when saving the region files, the coordinates were set as general (%g).
However, this can produces problems because of rounding the floating points
numbers. Actually, I detected this problem when checking the central position
of some objects that were systematically offset.




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