[fusion-dev] Custom Printing Widget Issue

[Mike Adair]

I checked the MapGuide Layer hierarchy in OpenLayers and I couldn't find 
a tile size restriction anywhere.

Mike

Kori Maleski wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am developing a custom printing widget that prints the MapGuide map with a
> Commercial overlay such as Google to all ANSI paper sizes.  To do this I am
> using an OpenLayers.Map object to display a print preview.
>
> The widget and code is sound (I think) - working as expected but:
>
> When printing to PDF, the MapGuide layer does not print when the
> OpenLayers.Layer.MapGuide tileSize width is greater than 1000px.
>
> So 
> 11x17 portrait w 792px h 1224px MapGuide Layer displays in the preview and
> prints to PDF 
> 17x22 portrait w 1224px h 1584px MapGuide Layer displays in the preview and
> fails to appear in the PDF
>
> The Google layer does print to the PDF with no issue no matter what ANSI
> size is used.
>
> Is there some kind of MapGuide tileSize constraint for the
> OpenLayers.Layer.MapGuide?  Or does anyone have an idea or suggestion of
> what may be wrong?  I set the tileSize.w and tileSize.h to the layer before
> rendering.
>
> I don't have a plotter to test if the Print Preview actually prints to
> printer with/or without the same issue.
> Hence why I need this to go to PDF.
>
> Any pointers would be most welcome.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kori Maleski
>
>   

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