[GRASS-user] ps.map: rectangle over map border?

[Anna Kratochvílová]

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Nikos Alexandris
<nik at nikosalexandris.net> wrote:
> Hi Moritz :-)
>
> It doesn't work for me :-(.
>
> Nikos A:
>> > In ps.map,
>
>> > is it (not) possible to overlay a color-filled rectangle, which exceeds
>> > the map frame/border, and by doing so, it should be on top of the border?
>
> That is "my English is pretty bad :-/" because I mean(t) that the rectangle
> crosses the map's border.
>
>> > Currently, no matter what I try, the map border is drawn on top of the
>> > rectangle (within which I have placed a color table/legend).
>> >
>> > The colortable does not feature a background option (according to the
>> > manual -- blindly tested as well)!?
>> >
>> > Is there a trick to overcome this problem? (--yes, I want to break the
>> > convention of being inside the map frame)
>
> Moritz L:
>> AFAIK, just give the rectangle map coordinates that are outside the map
>> frame. Ex:
>
>> raster elevation at PERMANENT
>> rectangle 637375 211190 643918 207236
>
> note, the manual states:
> rectangle east north east north -- typo?

I think it means *EN* coordinates of two corners (probably north west,
south east)

>
>>      color black
>>      fcolor red
>>      width 2.0
>>      end
>>
>> with r.info -g elevation:
>>
>> north=228500
>> south=215000
>> east=645000
>> west=630000
>
> So, that means that it is:
> rectangle west north east south?
>
> What about the following:
>
> did you try to place a box that is 1/3 inside the map-frame and 2/3 outside?
> The map border is drawn on top of the rectangle.

It's not working for me either. I think it is worth opening a ticket.

Anna