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{{cmd|ps.map}} (see also {{AddonCmd|ps.output}}) is a ''cartographic composer'', intended to be a stand-alone hardcopy plot generator. It is not meant to be a '''Print''' button for the maps currently displayed in the map canvas, that will need it own controls. | |||
The GUI will prepare a semi-WYSIWYG + tree menu controls which can write a {{cmd|ps.map}} control file, and then run {{cmd|ps.map}} to create PostScript PDF output directly. Loading a {{cmd|ps.map}} control file is harder and can happen later. | |||
* Start with most important mapping instructions | |||
** paper | |||
** scale | |||
** maploc | |||
** rast | |||
** vects | |||
** grids | |||
** scalebar | |||
** mapinfo | |||
** text labels | |||
===== Outputs ===== | |||
* ps.map instructions file | |||
* PostScript file (ps.map instructions tmp file) | |||
* lpr [PostScript tmp file] | |||
* PDF File [PostScript tmp file] | |||
===== Inputs ===== | |||
* Ability to load in saved ps.map scripts. I consider this to be a low priority, deal with it after map creation is fully functional. Start with scripts saved using the GUI, after that is working expand to load any ps.map instructions file. | |||
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Revision as of 12:22, 9 January 2011
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ps.map (see also ps.output) is a cartographic composer, intended to be a stand-alone hardcopy plot generator. It is not meant to be a Print button for the maps currently displayed in the map canvas, that will need it own controls.
The GUI will prepare a semi-WYSIWYG + tree menu controls which can write a ps.map control file, and then run ps.map to create PostScript PDF output directly. Loading a ps.map control file is harder and can happen later.
- Start with most important mapping instructions
- paper
- scale
- maploc
- rast
- vects
- grids
- scalebar
- mapinfo
- text labels
Outputs
- ps.map instructions file
- PostScript file (ps.map instructions tmp file)
- lpr [PostScript tmp file]
- PDF File [PostScript tmp file]
Inputs
- Ability to load in saved ps.map scripts. I consider this to be a low priority, deal with it after map creation is fully functional. Start with scripts saved using the GUI, after that is working expand to load any ps.map instructions file.