[GRASS-user] ps.map grids

[Tyler Smith]

On March 27, 2014 12:25:52 AM EDT, Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Tyler wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to make a ps make, which I'll then tweak in Inkscape. The
>> basic map looks almost correct, but the geogrid labels are placed
>> slightly off the page. Is there a way to instruct GRASS to move the
>> labels inwards so they are readable?
>> 
>> The map is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/carex/13433924714/
>
>Hi,
>
>it falls off the screen in map projections where the angle between grid
>north and true north becomes large. This was recently fixed for
>d.grid's
>version of geo-grids, but it seems ps.map still needs similar
>treatment.
>

Thanks Hamish.

I discovered the labels are present in the output, even if they aren't initially visible, and I can reposition them by hand in Inkscape. That will do for now.

Best,

Tyler

>For now your best bet is to open the resulting .ps file in your
>favourite
>industrial strength text editor and search near the end of the file for
>the line with the "ZB (50N) PB" text. The line after it starts with two
>numbers. These are points (1/72") from the left side of the paper.
>Changing the number by 10 will move it the same distance on the page as
>the size of a 10 pt font. So try reducing the first number (x coord)
>by about 10 and check the results. For the 80W on the bottom you'll
>have
>to change the second number of course.
>
>
>Hamish