The legends are always useless for us. We have to re-create these in
PowerPoint. Basically all we want is that Point 1 = address, Point 2
= address etc.
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:11:00 -0400, Stewart Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Group:
>
> Regarding the legend please try:
>
> SaveLegendToImage("My Map", "c:\\images\\legend1.jpg", "JPEG", {{"Quality",
> 70}} )
>
> This will be in the interface in future versions.
>
> Stewart
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> At 11:55 PM 10/26/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>
> I would be happy if Caliper added some simple drawing tools, fixed up the
> layout feature to allow me to do anything I wanted to at the level of
> PowerPoint, included a basic set of drawing tools at the level of
> PowerPoint, make the legend totally editable, allow for multiple legends,
> allow the import of any format of images to add to the layout. I find it is
> easier to export my maps as .emf files to PowerPoint, use a screen capture
> for the legend (that should be exportable from its own window) and then
> complete the map in PowerPoint or FreeHand if I have complicated items in my
> map.
>
> Dick H
> WA State DOH
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> Is money no object? What kind of presentations does your company produce;
> posters, prints for published books, power point presentations? What kinds
> of maps/analysis is your company creating?
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> It has been my experience that currently none of the major GIS brand names
> have successfully combined GIS with graphic design tools. To their defense,
> it's a difficult task to be jack of all trades and still specialize in one
> thing - ESRI's trying real hard but the price points are ridiculous. The
> irony of this is that they've focused so much on the technology behind the
> software that they've forgotten the art and appeal of cartographic published
> works. On a personal note, I publish large cartographic maps/poster that I
> build in Maptitude but create the final graphic in Corel Draw/Paint. The
> draw back is that I have no formal training in graphic design and therefore
> it takes me a lot longer to accomplish what I'm sure would take a trained
> professional half the time.
>
> Anyway, this disconnect between GIS and graphic design is an issue with me
> but to get back to your question; If price isn't an object, use ESRI's
> ArcGIS with the Publisher module; second runner up would be MapInfo 7.8.
> Both provide a very stable platform and offer more tools that lend
> themselves to the popular graphic design techniques and tools but still not
> as robust as Adobe or Corel.
>
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> Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician City of Phoenix - Street
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> 534-0498
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> posters, prints for published books, power point presentations? What kinds
> of maps/analysis is your company creating?
>
> It has been my experience that currently none of the major GIS brand names
> have successfully combined GIS with graphic design tools. To their defense,
> it's a difficult task to be jack of all trades and still specialize in one
> thing - ESRI's trying real hard but the price points are ridiculous. The
> irony of this is that they've focused so much on the technology behind the
> software that they've forgotten the art and appeal of cartographic published
> works. On a personal note, I publish large cartographic maps/poster that I
> build in Maptitude but create the final graphic in Corel Draw/Paint. The
> draw back is that I have no formal training in graphic design and therefore
> it takes me a lot longer to accomplish what I'm sure would take a trained
> professional half the time.
>
> Anyway, this disconnect between GIS and graphic design is an issue with me
> but to get back to your question; If price isn't an object, use ESRI's
> ArcGIS with the Publisher module; second runner up would be MapInfo 7.8.
> Both provide a very stable platform and offer more tools that lend
> themselves to the popular graphic design techniques and tools but still not
> as robust as Adobe or Corel.
>
>
>
> Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician City of Phoenix - Street
> Transportation Department Design and Construction Management Division (602)
> 534-0498
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> presentations. What would produce the highest quality maps (as if they had
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> it's a difficult task to be jack of all trades and still specialize in one
> thing - ESRI's trying real hard but the price points are ridiculous. The
> irony of this is that they've focused so much on the technology behind the
> software that they've forgotten the art and appeal of cartographic published
> works. On a personal note, I publish large cartographic maps/poster that I
> build in Maptitude but create the final graphic in Corel Draw/Paint. The
> draw back is that I have no formal training in graphic design and therefore
> it takes me a lot longer to accomplish what I'm sure would take a trained
> professional half the time.
>
> Anyway, this disconnect between GIS and graphic design is an issue with me
> but to get back to your question; If price isn't an object, use ESRI's
> ArcGIS with the Publisher module; second runner up would be MapInfo 7.8.
> Both provide a very stable platform and offer more tools that lend
> themselves to the popular graphic design techniques and tools but still not
> as robust as Adobe or Corel.
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> Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician City of Phoenix - Street
> Transportation Department Design and Construction Management Division (602)
> 534-0498
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> Both provide a very stable platform and offer more tools that lend
> themselves to the popular graphic design techniques and tools but still not
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