Scripting has not so much been lost but made more complicated. For instance bat
files are still
possible using oes.exe - the Montaj script processor. A very useful program
that drops the GUI
and works on a command line metaphor. Unfortunately it must be the least
documented part of the
system - it is only given a couple of lines in "Creating Scripts" pdf.
However if you morn lost batch
files this fills the gap and then some.
As to you print question - with HP designjets ticking the "Fit to Roll" trims
the paper at the map
edge. Haven't found a way to get plots auto-rotate to use the least paper - I
think that is a
printer driver function though.
Bryan Shaw
Cameco Corp
2121 11th St E
Saskatoon, Sask.
306-956-6424
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Subject: Re: [geonet]: Text color and map philosophy
Author: "Chris Vaughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/16/00 10:06 AM
We, too, find a major weakness in montaj is the loss of "scripting" to make
a series of maps
for a particular project. In times past we would create an extensive batch
file that called control
files containing title block info, marginal notes, contour legends, etc..
Then one could change all
the maps at once and remake and re-merge PLTs with very little manual
effort.
I appreciate that montaj will still allow specialized control files to be
used. Is there a way of
recording/manufacturing a control file (akin to a script) as one creates the
basemap, titles, etc.?
I also find printing a problem, especially if different map sheets have
different aspect ratios and sizes
to economize on media. One has to set up the printer media dimensions, and
remember the dimensions
used for each sheet! As an aside, is there a way to automate the printer set
up for each of a series of
maps and then re-use it for a change or a new parameter presentation?
Best Regards,
Chris Vaughan, President and Chief Geophysicist
CGI Controlled Geophysics Inc.
Thornhill, ON, Canada
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Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:27 PM
Subject: [geonet]: Text color and map philosophy
> Is there any way to change the text color from black to some other color.
> Often the map colors are dark and black is not a useful color for text
> labels.
>
> I am also interested in how others approach a map making project with many
> different maps. How and for what reasons one would use map control files.
> If one duplicates a map, does the duplicated map use the same map
> definition file and how can one determine what definition file a given map
> uses (for those of us who fail to keep good notes). I have used the
> technique of duplicating maps to ensure that all of the base information
> remains the same but I then have to change the information in the title
> block. If I manually modify the _basemap.con, will it stay modified and
is
> that a good or a bad idea?
>
>
>
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> Geophysicist, Eastern Mineral Resources Team
> 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS 954
> Reston, VA 20192
> Phone: 703-648-6106 FAX: 703-648-6383
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