[GRASSLIST:2244] Re: Changing Paper Size in ps.map

[J. Brian Adams]

Thanks to all for this.  I used ps.add.pagesize to add the bounding box 
line.  In looking at the script, I noticed that it adds 200 pixels to 
the x and y dimensions.  Why is this?

I have since found that it is just as easy to paste

<</PageSize [1296 1728]>> setpagedevice

to the beginning of the ps file.  This sets the dimensions to 18" x 24" 
  (18*72 = 1296 and 24*72 = 1728)

Thanks again.

Brian

On Jan 14, 2004, at 6:57 PM, Hamish wrote:

>>> I have been trying to create a large scale map (18" x 24") using
>>> ps.map.  I set ps.select to the large printer, but when I run ps.map
>>>
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> Try running the 'ps.add.pagesize' script.
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> 'gv' usually would show the whole page if you told it the correct size
> or something bigger.
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> You can add the %%BoundingBox line manually at the beginning of your ps
> file (thus making it Encapsulated PostScript).
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> %%BoundingBox: llx lly urx ury
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> where ll is lower-left and ur is upper-right. Units are inches*72.
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> see:
> http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/programming/postscript/eps.html
> http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/usd/scisup/faq/postscript.html
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> Hamish
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