Working with the GUI to develop maps is flexible and rapid. Using the tools
in the map display window adding legends, scale bars, north arrows, and text
are quick and easy and often are 'good enough' for inclusion in reports.
When the layers for such a map are finalized, and the visual area defined, I
can save those layers and map size as a workspace. I would like to be able
to save the decorations (text, scale bar, north arrow, legend) either in the
workspace or as a saved map.
Is there a way to do this, other than writing a script? Would being able to
save the map decorations as well as layers and colors be a worthwhile
addition to the tool kit?
Regards,
Rich
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On Thursday, 25 July 2019 15:45, Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
Working with the GUI to develop maps is flexible and rapid. Using the tools
in the map display window adding legends, scale bars, north arrows, and text
are quick and easy and often are 'good enough' for inclusion in reports.
When the layers for such a map are finalized, and the visual area defined, I
can save those layers and map size as a workspace. I would like to be able
to save the decorations (text, scale bar, north arrow, legend) either in the
workspace or as a saved map.
Is there a way to do this, other than writing a script? Would being able to
save the map decorations as well as layers and colors be a worthwhile
addition to the tool kit?
Regards,
Rich
Rich,
Probably the closest thing to what you're looking for that exists is the cartographic composer and ps.map. You can easily add your map decorations to the ps.map script for reuse.
~ Eric.
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019, Eric Patton wrote:
Probably the closest thing to what you're looking for that exists is the
cartographic composer and ps.map. You can easily add your map decorations
to the ps.map script for reuse.
Eric,
I've used the cartographic composer and ps.map working from the grass shell.
When planning the output map structure it's often quicker to use the GUI
where layers can be added and removed and properties changed quickly and
without running the output through ps.map.
Thanks,
Rich