At 01:10 PM 12-07-99 -0400, you wrote:
>Marc,
>
>No help on map parameters, but I thought it would be worth pointing out one
>of the details you must deal with.  On NTS maps, and in fact most government
>maps based on lon/lat outlines, North is up at the centre of the map.  This
>is quite different from the local coordinate Y  up (usually UTM), which is
>the standard map convention in OASIS montaj up to and including 4.2.
>
>However, 4.3 has a new GX NEWMAPLL that allows you to set up a map for a
>lon/lat boundary.  In addition, this GX applies a rotation to the data view
>coordinate system (by applying a rotation warp) so that North is up.  Pretty
>cool really.
>
>So, base your new GX on NEWMAPLL.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Ian
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>
Ian,

That is cool, that's why the Power Toolbox has had this capability since
day 1!

:)

Marc
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