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For development issues see '''[http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/GUIForPs.map Trac page]'''.
For development issues see '''[http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/GUIForPs.map Trac page]'''.


{{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.
{{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.
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
The GUI currently supports the most important mapping instructions
** paper
* paper
** scale
* scale
** maploc
* maploc
** rast
* rast
** vects
* vects
** grids
* grids
** scalebar
* scalebar
** mapinfo
* mapinfo
** text labels
* text labels


===== Outputs =====
== Installation ==
 
== Input ==
 
* 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.
 
== Outputs ==


* ps.map instructions file
* ps.map instructions file
* PostScript file (ps.map instructions tmp file)
* PostScript file  
* lpr [PostScript tmp file]
* PDF File [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 19:34, 26 March 2011

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For development issues see Trac page.

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.

The GUI currently supports the most important mapping instructions

  • paper
  • scale
  • maploc
  • rast
  • vects
  • grids
  • scalebar
  • mapinfo
  • text labels

Installation

Input

  • 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.

Outputs

  • ps.map instructions file
  • PostScript file
  • PDF File [PostScript tmp file]
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