1wxGUI.psmap(1)                Grass User's Manual               wxGUI.psmap(1)
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wxGUI Cartographic Composer

DESCRIPTION

7       wxGUI  Cartographic  Composer also called wx.psmap is a wxGUI extension
8       which allows the user to create  interactively  hardcopy  map  outputs.
9       This  tool  generates ps.map configuration file and then runs ps.map to
10       create PostScript output. There are two modes - Draft mode for map com‐
11       posing  and  Preview  mode (requires Python Imaging Library) to see how
12       the result will look like. In draft mode map features (like  legend  or
13       scalebar) are represented by a colored rectangle with a label.
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15       Possible output files:
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17           ·   ps.map instructions file
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19           ·   PostScript/EPS file
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21           ·   PDF (using ps2pdf)
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23       Cartographic  Composer  enables  to  load  in  saved instructions file.
24       Loading instruction files created  by  Cartographic  Composer  is  more
25       robust, as opposed to loading files created manually.
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27       Currently supported ps.map instructions:
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29           ·   paper
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33           ·   scale
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41           ·   vpoints
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43           ·   vlines
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45           ·   vareas
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47           ·   vlegend
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53           ·   mapinfo
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55           ·   point
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63   CARTOGRAPHIC COMPOSER TOOLBAR
64             Generate instructions file
65           Generates and saves text file with mapping instructions.
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67             Load instructions file
68           Load text file with mapping instructions.
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70             Page setup
71           Specify paper size, margins and orientation.
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73             Pointer
74           Select  object  on  the  paper  by  clicking, drag the cursor while
75           pressing the left mouse button to move it or  resize  object  (cur‐
76           rently only map frame) by clicking on a small black box in its bot‐
77           tom right corner. Double click to show object properties dialog
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79             Pan
80           Drag the pan cursor while pressing the left mouse  button  to  move
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83             Zoom in
84           Interactive  zooming with the mouse in both draft and preview mode.
85           Drawing a box or just a left click with the mouse and zoom-in  cur‐
86           sor  causes  the display to zoom in so that the area defined by the
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89             Zoom out
90           Interactive zooming with the mouse in both draft and preview  mode.
91           Drawing a box or just a left click with the mouse and zoom-out cur‐
92           sor causes the display to zoom  out  so  that  the  area  displayed
93           shrinks to fill the area defined by the box.
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95             Zoom to page
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98             Map frame
99           Click  and  drag to place map frame. If map frame is already drawn,
100           open a dialog to set its properties.
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102             Raster map
103           Shows a dialog to add or change the raster map.
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105             Vector map
106           Shows a dialog to add or change current vector maps and their prop‐
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109       Data selection
110           Select data to draw:
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112       Feature type
113           Select  which  data  type to draw. In case of point data, points or
114           centroids can be drawn, in case of line data, lines or boundaries.
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116       Layer selection
117           Select layer and limit data by a SQL query or  chose  only  certain
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120       Mask
121           Whether to use mask or not.
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123       Colors
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126       Outline
127           Select outline color and width in points. In case of lines, outline
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130       Fill
131           Select fill color, one color for all vector elements or color  from
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134       Size and style
135           Sets size, style, symbols, pattern; depends on data type:
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137       Symbology
138           Available  for point data. Choose symbol or EPS file to draw points
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141       Line style
142           Available for line data. Select line style (solid, dashed, ...) and
143           the look of the ends of the line (butt, round, ...)
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145       Pattern
146           Available  for  areas. Choose pattern file and set the width of the
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149       Size
150           Available for point data. Choose size (number of times larger  than
151           the  size in the icon file) as a single value or take the size from
152           a map table column.
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154       Rotation
155           Available for point data. Rotate symbols counterclockwise with  the
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158       Width
159           Available for line data. Set line width in points or take the value
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162             Add overlays
163           Add overlays: vector labels, grid (not yet implemented)
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165                 Add labels
166           Add vector labels created beforehand by v.label module.
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168             Add map elements
169           Add map elements: legend, scalebar, map info, text
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171                 Add legend
172           Add raster or vector legend or edit their properties.
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174                 Add map info
175           Add information about region, grid and scale or edit map info prop‐
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178                 Add scalebar
179           Add scalebar or edit its properties.
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181                 Add text
182           Add text label.
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184             Remove selected element
185           Select an object and remove it. Pressing Delete key does the same.
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187             Show preview
188           Generates output and switches to Preview mode to see the result. Be
189           patient, it can take a while.
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191             Generate hardcopy map output in PS
192           Generates hardcopy map output in PostScript/EPS file.
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194             Generate hardcopy map output in PDF
195           Generates hardcopy map output in PDF using ps2pdf.
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SEE ALSO

198        wxGUI
199       wxGUI components
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201       See also wiki page.
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AUTHOR

204       Anna Kratochvilova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech  Repub‐
205       lic (bachelor’s final project 2011, mentor: Martin Landa)
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207       $Date: 2018-10-18 21:05:15 +0200 (Thu, 18 Oct 2018) $
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SOURCE CODE

210       Available at: wxGUI Cartographic Composer source code (history)
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