[GRASS-dev] Re: discussion: replacing ps.map

[Jachym Cepicky]

Hi,

2007/4/3, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>:
>
> Jachym Cepicky wrote:
>
> > for having general picture, here [1] is PDF [11MB] with map symbols
> > used in czech forestry (NOTE: symbol pictures are starting on page
> > 31).
> >
> > It would be great to be able to create such maps in GRASS. Currently,
> > I think that the biggest problem is line styling. Maybe it would be
> > interesting to follow the polygon way: If lines could be drawn using
> > some eps pattern, this would be solved.
> >
> > Jachym
> >
> > [1] http://les-ejk.cz/tmp/czech-forest-maps.pdf
>
> I get a 404 "Not Found" error for that URL.

sorry, I did not noticed, that the upload failed - I posted it here:

http://wwwold.fle.czu.cz/~jachym/tmp/czech-forest-maps.pdf

>
> While you can fill areas (including stroked paths) with arbitrary
> patterns, those patterns won't be oriented to follow the path. If you
> want complex line styles, you generally have to do most of the work
> yourself.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
>

"Myself" means to edit the resulting Post Script file(?).

Thanks

Jachym
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Jachym Cepicky
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