[Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

[Marco Hugentobler]

QGIS as WMS clients supports the dpi syntax for QGIS server / UMN 
mapserver / geoserver (but afaik in 1.8 only the QGIS server syntax is 
supported).

Regards,
Marco

On 22.03.2013 13:16, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> What server is the WMS? Many servers support the DPI parameter nowadays
> (not in the OGC standard - but most servers implement them). I know that
> both UMN Mapserver and QGIS server support the DPI parameter.
>
> Would be nice if the QGIS WMS client would support it as well - esp.
> when printing/exporting the WMS.
>
> Andreas
>
> Am 22.03.2013 12:38, schrieb magerlin:
>> Hi
>>
>> I use a cadastral map from a wms server. The wms map includes some text on
>> each parcel.
>>
>> The text size is fine both on map canvas and in the map composer window.
>>
>> But when I save as either pdf or jpeg from the print composer the font size
>> in the resulting file is dependent on how many dpi I save in.
>>
>> Only when saving in screen resolution I get text in a readable size while
>> saving in a more normal resolution of 300 dpi gives text so small that you
>> can't read it.
>>
>> Anything to do about that?
>>
>> Or is it simply wrong to deliver text as a part of a WMS map?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Regards Morten
>>
>> Qgis 1.8.0 Stand alone installer in Win7 64 bit
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