[Gvsig_english] R: TIP - Using ImagePrinter to print maps to JPEG format (Windows Only)

[Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)]

Hi Kai,

I tried InkScape (both just then and previously). You can import into 
Inkscape then export to PNG format. With the test I did there appeared 
to be quite significant image degradation. I presume I would need to 
adjust the export image resolution in the preferences section from 90 up 
to something more suitable like 150/300. I also noted the 'white' 
background was rendered transparent in the output PNG file. This may or 
may not be a problem in some word processing projects.

I have heard of others projects like OpenJUMP using InkScape for 
manipulation of map output 
<http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/jump-pilot/index.php?title=Printing_in_high-resolution>. 
Personally I believe that you should be able to generate adequate maps 
in gvSIG and not have to post-process output files (except under 
exceptional circumstances).

Cheers Simon

Simon Cropper
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020.
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On 7/01/2010 1:32 AM, Kai-Christian Bruhn wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> a look here might also be useful:
>
> http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Current_PDF_Support
>
> Best
>
> Kai
>
> silvio grosso schrieb:
>    
>> Hi Simon,
>>
>> First of all THANKS a lot very much for all the testing you are doing on gvSIG 1.9 :-)
>>
>>      
>>> Simon Cropper wrote:
>>> For those people interested, I am currently preparing a
>>> tutorial that  will eventually be posted on my website
>>>        
>> Having good tutorials in English for gvSIG 1.9 is really, really important.
>> I am totally sure many users are looking for them right now.
>> Consequently, keep them coming :-)
>>
>> Maybe, in the end, some power-user will write a book in English about gvSIG 1.9.
>> Something like the book "Getting to know ArcGIS" and like.
>> Having such a book, for sale, e.g. on Amazon, will prove really useful for spreading gvSIG furthermore.
>> Needless to say, it could be useful for the writer bank's account as well ;-)
>>
>>      
>>> Anyone who knows of a program with comparable functionality
>>> that can run
>>> on either of these systems please let me know
>>>        
>> I don't know if you already know it but I could suggest you a good software for exporting pdf file to jpeg.
>> It runs on Windows.
>> Its name is: Pdf-Xchange viewer and it is freeware (not open-source, though).
>> Its webpage is: http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer
>> There is even the portable version for Windows (no privilege as administrator required to install it).
>> The link to get the portable version is: http://www.docu-track.com/downloads/users/
>> As regards Linux, I run without major problems, the commercial version (which allow to crop your pdf, delete its pages, export some pages etc).
>> This through Wine, on Ubuntu Karmic.
>> You can use Pdf-Xchange viewer, at work, even for commercial use.
>>
>> With such a software you can export the gvSIG Map PDF as image (e.g. as jpeg, tiff, png etc, etc).
>> Pdf-xchange viewer (portable or not), in my view, is much powerful than Acrobat reader (the freeware version).
>> This in that it allows you, for instance, to draw arrows, circles, squares on your Pdf Map.
>> You can write some text; you can highlight it, underline it and so forth.
>> Its main advantage is that is is easy to use (no "geek" knowledge is required).
>> As I have explained, it is free (even though not open-source, unfortunately!)
>>
>> Best regards and thanks again for your upcoming tutorials
>>
>> Silvio
>>
>>
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