[Gvsig_english] gvSIG international program: question about Tcharting tool presentation

[Vladimir Peric]

Hello Silvio,

AI format is mainly intended to be used with Adobe Illustrator, so that
the charts can be prepared for printing: color enhancement, text labels
positioning, line widths corrections etc. 

There is a possibility to open it with other open source solutions, such
as Inkscape or Scribus. However, when using these solutions I recommend
exporting to .ps format, which is supported by GvSig, as this format is
more likely to be correctly opened and edited.

Cheers,
Vladimir




On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 01:15 -0800, silvio grosso wrote:
> Hello Vladimir,
> 
> Vladimir wrote:
> >AI is Adobe Illustrator's native vectorial file format, comparable to
> PS or EPS file formats. AI >export extension is used to export maps
> created with GvSig, similar to existing PDF and PS >export, so that
> they can be further enhanced with other tools.
> 
> Just one question about the Ai (Adobe illustratore native vectorial
> file format).
> I have found a link regarding its format
> (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/section-11.html).
> 
> I would like to know what do you mean by enhancing gvSIG's Map saved
> in the Ai format with "other tools". 
> With "tools", do you mean open-source tools (that is, softwares)?
> 
> For example,  I use Scribus (http://www.scribus.net/) and Inkscape.
> Regarding Scribus I have found a feature request to support Ai in the
> future (http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=4121). At present, I think
> it is not possible to use it.
> 
> To sum up, did you try  some open-source softwares after saving the
> Map in the Ai format (Gimp, Scribus, Inkscape)?
> 
> Best regards and thanks a lot for all your work :-)
> It is really really promising.
> 
> Silvio
> 
> 
> 
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