#1567: Map display: saving image with scale and legend
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Reporter: helena | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.3
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.2 RCs
Keywords: | Platform: All
Cpu: OSX/Intel |
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when saving image from map display that includes scale and legend,
everything is saved correctly when the default setting is used,
but when a template (pre-set image size) is used scale and legend either
is not included http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/grasswork/saveimg_test4.png http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/grasswork/saveimg_test5.png
or it is not scaled properly.
See also http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-user/2011-November/062601.html
#1567: Map display: saving image with scale and legend
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Reporter: helena | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.3
Component: wxGUI | Version: 6.4.2 RCs
Keywords: | Platform: All
Cpu: OSX/Intel |
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Comment(by hamish):
Replying to [ticket:1567 helena]:
> or it is not scaled properly.
fwiw,
barscale and legend on the display monitors are rendered using a fixed
number of pixels for height etc. They aren't designed to scale, they're
designed to be seen on a screen at the present resolution. try also
d.out.file with a command prompt driven Xmon.
for hardcopy output which scales well for posters or journal figures use
ps.map/try out the new Cartographic Composer; for web graphics and
screenshots I usually use `xwd` or the GIMP's screenshot tool.
Ideally the wxGUI would add legend and barscale commands into the layer
tree; you can get them to survive the export to a graphics file if you add
them manually there as command layers (hidden in the `Add grid of vector
labels overlay` drop down icon menu [any ideas on what to rename that
tooltip?]).
the current wxgui slippy overlay method always seemed a bit odd to me.
(but it mostly works)
