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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abe,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've done this in the past. As Steve says, PDF
would be safest, because you can control size and resolution. Alternatively, you
can take the risk of assuming your clients will print at 96dpi (which most
users do, Internet explorer is set up this way by default), and then use a
print scale variable which is derived from the normal scale variable (multiply
with constant). You could also manually calculate your scale from scratch, by
calculating the distance on the ground, and calculating your distance on paper
(96 pixels to an inch). But do not assume the 96dpi to always be
true.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jacob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: UMN MapServer
Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Stephen
Woodbridge<BR>Sent: 15 December 2004 02:47<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU">MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU</A><BR>Subject:
Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Print-to-scale ideas</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>I'm not sure of the details of how to do this, but I think you best
bet<BR>at doing this is with either pdf or postscript. Both of these
should<BR>give you the control you need to control the physical size of the
image<BR>on the output medium.</DIV>
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<DIV>-Steve</DIV>
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<DIV>Abe Gillespie wrote:<BR>> Is there anyway a MapServer map might be
printed to scale over the web?<BR>> Or is this an impossible task due
to the discrepancies in resolutions<BR>> among the web users' monitors /
printers?<BR>><BR>> If it's not impossible, can someone point me somewhere
/ offer any<BR>> ideas to get started on this?<BR>><BR>>
Thanks.<BR>> -Abe<BR>><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>