[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #1441: Hard Copy Map Utility (wxPython wrapper for ps.map) text overlay is broken

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#1441: Hard Copy Map Utility (wxPython wrapper for ps.map) text overlay is broken
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 Reporter:  cmbarton                       |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                         |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                         |   Milestone:  6.4.2                    
Component:  wxGUI                          |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  hard copy map utility, ps.map  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified                    |  
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Comment(by hamish):

 Replying to [comment:2 cmbarton]:
 > ps.map seems to use special font names like "Times-Roman" that are
 perfectly
 > understandable but which do not match the relevant font name in
 wxPython.
 > These are listed in the ps.map manual and hard coded into psmap.py.

 AFAIU these are hardcoded in your printer / the PostScript definition,
 which is why they differ from whatever fonts are installed in your system.
 The two sets are completely independent, any overlap in names is just
 coincidental.

 ps.map man page:
 {{{
   font font name
        The  name  of  the  PostScript font.  Fonts present in all Post-
        Script implementations are: ...
 }}}


 depending on your make/model of postscript printer you may have access to
 more options...

 embedding a truetype font from the OS into a PDF is another matter, I'm
 not sure if that is possible given our ps2pdf distilling method.


 Hamish

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