[Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] Request for Enhancement: PDF export for post-processing

[Zoran Jankovic]

Just to add my 2 cents:

I think you meant "Avenza Mapublisher"? Their webshop says it's $1249 for a
fixed license... Two fixed licenses make a pretty compelling budget for a
potential developer... (No, I'm not nominating myself, I do not posses
necessary skills, unfortunately). But as I understood it from this thread,
this "export to PDF as text" could be done on Macs, using Cairo library?

BR,
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On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Milo van der Linden <
milovanderlinden at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you all for the responses, especially Tyler; I appreciate it!
>
> I am posting my conclusions for everyone to use if they ever run across
> issues in getting gis-data professionally printed:
>
> I went to Bruxelles yesterday to discuss with use-it (www.use-it.be) what
> is currently possible with qGIS in regard to their current working process,
> use-it is using mac ad their workstation of choice. They where amazed to see
> that qGIS offers them:
>
> - Download from the openstreetmap server
> - The possibility to select features from an osm node-, line- or polygon-
> layer by selecting on an attribute in the browser-view and using "save
> selection as shapefile"
> - use the composer to create a pdf that contains line-work, nodes and
> polygons
>
> A big cheer to qGIS itself, the fabolous composer and the osm plugin!
>
> use-it feels that qGIS is a great option for them. Compared to
> openstreetmaps osmarender, in combination with inkscape qGIS has two
> plusses:
> - the ease of setup thanks to the kynchaos repo, it works without any
> hassle
> - No need for X11 which caused inkscape to fail after a mac OS upgrade
>
> Which makes qGIS feel like riding first class compared to "hanging under a
> plane" when using osmarender and inkscape on Mac OS.
>
> The export of "raw" nodes, raw lines and raw polygons gives them full
> control in Adobe Illustrator over the graphics.
> - It is easy to select elements in Adobe illustrator by line brush and
> color and group them in layers.
>
> The one big issue that remains is; text... but as concluded before; that's
> a qt issue and has nothing to do with the excellence of qGIS
>
> use-it is well helped by using qGIS. The approach
> 1) osm-import -> composer -> pdf export
>
> proofs useful. But they will investigate another approach:
>
> 2) osm-import -> save as shapefiles -> Avensis Mappublisher
>
> Avensis mappublisher unfortunately is closed source, but for use-it it is
> simply that they want their nut cracked as effective as possible. And
> effective in their case is:
> 1. Fast availability of openstreetmap data in adobe illustrator
> 2. No need to train adobe illustrator specialists to learn inkscape
> 3. Full control over text and labels
>
> They want to create eye-candy and if open source and open data can help
> that is prefered, but if it cannot, they will not be troubled by putting
> some closed source into their production chain.
>
> I hope to hear from them if the 2) solution works. And if it does, it means
> they will not invest into qGIS to get more options into the composer. If it
> doesn't, I will be back in touch!
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Milo van der Linden
>
> .....
>
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