[GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

[maning sambale]

+1 on the ps.map cookbook

I can provide my ps.map files. Some ideas:
1.  Techniques in making atlas, like a script that can use a single
ps.map config to a number of regions to create a map atlas expanding
the ps.atlas script.

2. More  http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/AreaFillPatterns for
landuse/cover, geology, etc.

3. Basic/advanced ps.map config for various map layout

4. How-to on integrating ps.map output to other graphics/printing apps
(scribus, gimp, latex)

When I got the hang of ps.map, I find it easier to tweak map layouts.
Much like when you got the hang of using mapserver's map file :).
Actually it seems very similar to mapserver's mapfile.

cheers,
maning


On 7/3/08, Christian Ferreira <chris.for.lists at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> While the core developers decide about the future for ps.map... I will
> keep my idea for a cookbook going, since the "GRASS version upgrade
> rate" for users can take months to years. And considering that GRASS
> 6.4 is not out, seems that GRASS 7 final will be out in 2009/2010.
>
> Then... for some users, grass 7 is years away...
>
> Also, I not a developer... so, my focus is not so much into the
> future... but in the actual situation... the potential users and
> newbie users that GRASS lose every year because of ps.map. Specially
> for those people, the cookbook is necessary.
>
> Thomas Adams is with me... who else?
>
> Christian
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Glynn Clements
> <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
>>
>> Martin Landa wrote:
>>
>>> >> Why ps.map lacks so much user support?
>>> >
>>> > Good question.
>>>
>>> I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1],
>>> should be done in the next few mouths.
>>
>> FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x.
>>
>> Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* commands.
>>
>> --
>> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
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