Now that I've carefully read the man page for ps.map, I see that it will
do most -- if not all -- that we require. I didn't see a few things, though,
and I'd like some insight into how to do these things.
1) Where can I specify the paper size for the map? For example, my HP
DeskJet 2500C can handle (US) sizes A and B; actually, up to 13" x 19". I
didn't see a "size" option.
2) What do folks do for a north arrow? If someone has a collection, is it
available to the rest of us?
3) If I read the man page correctly, I can pre-defile such things as the
title block, neat line and north arrow, and have them included in the ps.map
instruction file each time. Of course, I need to prepare four copies: two
paper sizes at each of two orientations (portrait and landscape).
I'm sure that I'll come up with more questions as I dig into using this
module, but these floated up right away.
Thanks,
Rich
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On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 06:45:57PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
Now that I've carefully read the man page for ps.map, I see that it will
do most -- if not all -- that we require. I didn't see a few things, though,
and I'd like some insight into how to do these things.
Hi Rich,
please read additional ps.map.new.html:
http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/gdp/html_grass5/html/ps.map.new.html
(added just now).
Radim Blazek <Radim.Blazek@dhv.cz> added new features:
- cwidth > plotted line width = cwidth * category
( usefull for any continuous quantity parameter such
as flow in rivers)
- offset > plots parallel line in offset distance
- coffset > offset distance = coffset * category
( combination of cwidth + coffset makes available
display parameters
in each direction such as traffic on roads)
- lpos - position in legend (0-omit, repeated number - merge more
vectors in one row)
These options are not implemented in interactive mode yet.
acolor r g b - for plotting vector areas and
label label for map - for legend labels of vectors
Regards,
Markus
Rich Shepard wrote:
1) Where can I specify the paper size for the map? For example, my HP
Papers are defined in $GISBASE/etc/paint/psdevices as 'devices' and selected by ps.select
2) What do folks do for a north arrow? If someone has a collection, is it
You can create any picture in .ps format and use 'psfile' option to include to output.
( I would like add option 'epsfile' which could specify also also position,
scale and rotation sometimes)
Markus Neteler wrote:
please read additional ps.map.new.html:
Is old. Up to date html man is attached and man should be under CVS
(could Markus Neteler replace it on Web by new one)
- cwidth > plotted line width = cwidth * category
........
label label for map - for legend labels of vectors
And:
'ref' for vector line ( justification, fill appendixes of line) and
'labels' reads ROTATE: from paint/labels/file.
+ probably twice as many bugs =>
Markus Neteler wrote:
Suggestion:
- remove p.map
- remove ps.map.old
Rename p.map.new to p.map
Rename ps.map.new to ps.map
ps.map.new is not tested enough now and we should add more options. Therefore
I think that it is not time to replace ps.map.old (ps.map) by ps.map.new.
It could cause problems. I expect ps.map.new to be module with more options
but buggy for few months.
Request for help:
offset, coffset and ref are marked as experimental in man because I could not find
any free function for creating PARALLEL LINE in distance and I do not know how to write it
better than it is now. Do anybody know about such function freely available.
Radim
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