[Mapserver-users] printing a map with a defined scale

[Pericles Nacionales]

Well, if using a Mac it should be 72 (unless that's changed in OS X) or if
you're using Windows then it would be 96.  If you're in *NIX it could be
75 or 100 (or higher?)  I don't know if those screen  resolutions are
set in stone.  It's possible that it changes from computer to computer.  
If your function is in Javascript, is there a way for you to obtain the
client's screen resolution so that you could take it into account when
calculating your scale?

Cheers!
Perry

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Ellis Robin (Bundaberg) wrote:

> I think the problem occurs because the screen resolution of the user's system is different ot that assumed to be the default by Mapserver, and is related i think to the dots per inch used to build and display the image (I'm sure somebody else can supply all the technical details). I have found that to overcome this for our internal tools I add the following line to the map file:
>  
> RESOLUTION 96
>  
> >From memory of earlier discussions Mapserver assumes a resolution of 72 unless told otherwise.
>  
> Rob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fx gamoy [mailto:fx.gamoy at mapxplore.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 8:57 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: [Mapserver-users] printing a map with a defined scale
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> 
> hello world,
> i would like to add a print function with a defined scale. The results i obtain for the moment are bad and the scale given by mapserver is not the same as the document source. The mapserver printed map image (scale = 1/1000) is smaller than for example the same printed map with mapinfo (scale=1/1000).
>  
> I hope this is understandable.
> thanks 
> fx
> 
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