[Qgis-user] qgis and Large Format Print

[Andreas Neumann]

 The important thing would be to find out in what situation the printing 
 fails?

 * Is it related to big rasters?
 * Are WMS used?
 * Is it failing on all printer or only certain printers?
 * Is the printer failing (some printers rund out of memory if you send 
 big files) or is QGIS failing?

 There are so many unknowns that it is kind of hard to find out where 
 exactly the printing fails.

 I do not print large formats too often, but I don't remember having 
 problems often. We print with an old HP Designjet.

 Andreas

 On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:55:50 +0100, Bernhard Ströbl wrote:
> Am 16.11.2012 08:32, schrieb Luca Manganelli:
>> Il 15/11/2012, qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org ha scritto:
>>
>>> Unfortunately, in many Public Administrations here in Italy, the 
>>> upgrade
>>> cycle for hardware is not so fast, so for several years we expect 
>>> to
>>> have still 32 bits (or 64 bit installed with 32 bit win).
>>> In any case, I guess a 64 bit win build is not yet available, 
>>> right?
>>> So, in short, it would be good to have an idea wheter it is 
>>> possible to
>>> find a solution also for 32's.
>>> Marco, any idea?
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> I can confirm this situation. Many corporate machines are still 
>> running 32
>> bit operating system (Windows XP) because they must guarantee 
>> compatibility
>> with certain old software.
>>
>> It's not a good excuse to say "go to 64 bit!" because for years 
>> ArcMap was
>> able to print very large and complex (A0 format and beyond) maps on 
>> PC with
>> only 2GB of RAM.
>>
>
> The print problems on Win32 are a major drawback here as large format
> plans are needed.
> Just to illustrate what Luca wrote: We are a city administration
> running around 1200 PCs with some 500+ applications on WinXP. 
> Hardware
> is less a problem (almost all machines will be 64 bit next year) than
> to ensure compatibility of _all_ applications with Win64. This needs
> intense testing and negotiations with software companies and thus -
> time.
>
> Bernhard
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus
> signature database 7697 (20121115) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Mail Security.
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Qgis-user mailing list
> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user

-- 
 --
 Andreas Neumann
 Böschacherstrasse 10A
 8624 Grüt (Gossau ZH)
 Switzerland