On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:45:40 -0600, Peter wrote > I have a need for fonts on my map to scale based on the map size/resolution. > The reason for this need is that I produce maps at 72dpi for > viewing on a computer screen and I also produce them at 288dpi for > printing and when they are produced at 288dpi, the labels are so > small they are virtually unreadable. I see that "font scaling" is > implemented for TrueType fonts, however, I am unable to find any > documentation to help me understand if this provides the > functionality I need. If anyone can point me in the right direction > regarding the font scaling functionality or what my options are for > accomplishing this, that would be great. > > Thanks, > Peter Hello Peter, If you have a map with 72 dpi (originally) and you produce one with 288 dpi for printing you need to multiply all the SIZE-Values with 4 (also for the labels), and then they should have the right value.
Best Regards, Kai -- Dipl.-Geogr. Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Kai Behncke Institut für Geoinformatik und Fernerkundung (IGF) Universität Osnabrück Kolpingstr. 7 49074 Osnabrück Raum: 01/308 Tel.: +49 541 969-4450 E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.igf.uni-osnabrueck.de
