<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">> ... I'd like to hear more about
opportunities to integrate MapServer-based<br>
> PDF output into more complex layouts. Ultimately that's what people
<br>
> want to do. How are folks doing that?<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">In some apps we create PDF with Java,
XSLT an Apache/FOP.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">* Spatial and non-spatial Data in relational
Database</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">* Mapserver: Creates PNG-Map from Database</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">* Java: Create XML from Database</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">* XSLT: Create XSL-FO from XML (links
to PNG)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">* Apache-FOP: Create PDF from XML (embedd
PNG)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Experience: </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">+ Can tweak layout</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">+ Map with true scale</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">+ Can show additional Database Data
in PDF around the map</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">+ Standardized techniques</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">- Apache FOP may run out of memory</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">I can hardly imagine, that a mapserver-only-solution
could create</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">a customized quality-map.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Benedikt Rothe</font>
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Database</font>
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Map As PNG</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>mapserver-dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org schrieb am 21.01.2009
04:41:04:<br>
<br>
> Brent et al... Lot's of good discussion in the recent PDF thread but<br>
> I'm not sure there was<br>
> any decision made. My opinions changed as ideas came forth. I'm in
<br>
> the "keep MapServer<br>
> as simple as possible" camp. I'd like to hear more about <br>
> opportunities to integrate MapServer-based<br>
> PDF output into more complex layouts. Ultimately that's what people
<br>
> want to do. How are<br>
> folks doing that?<br>
> <br>
> Steve<br>
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