On 12 Aug 2005 at 13:58, Kevin Byrnes wrote: > > However, I think Dick's objective is to graphically edit the > resulting image file. Is pdf a format recognized by graphic image > editors? >
Yes. Illustrator reads and writes PDF. It would be really nice if Maptitude were able to write PDF (natively), preserving the map layers as Illustrator layers, and adding one more layer for auto labels. It would also be nice if Maptitude could write a map window to an Acrobat PDFWriter (5.0) page larger than 27 inches square. Alternately, it would be nice if Maptitude could send the shields font properly to Acrobat Distiller (5.0). I'm currently working on a project that will require 54" x 36" maps (about 100cm in the short dimension). So far it's not working well. Maptitude can print that size to the printer (HP 750) just fine. The problem is lack of a preview mode. Well, that combined with a print time of over an hour. Just as an example: I might have two symbols on the map which represent (perhaps) bus stops. I want the symbols to be on opposite sides of the street, with the symbols *almost* touching the street. Unfortunately, the symbols are sized in points; as one zooms in on the map, the symbols remain their fixed point size. So I can zoom in and move them about, but there is no telling how they will relate to one another on the printed page. Then I might decide I want to move them 1/4" closer to the corner of the block. Again, it's easy to zoom in on the symbols and move them, but no way to tell how far they have moved on the printed page. Here's another: The auto labels depicted on the screen bear no relation to those in the print. That's a problem if I plan on placing text so that it won't overlap. I know I can convert the highway shields to manual labels, but then when I print I get two of each because the labels are fixed by the "Feature Display" feature. I can go in and remove all the shields using "Feature Display" but that impacts all of my maps, not just the one I'm working on. When working at 8.5 x 11 (letter size paper), it's possible to get a pretty good idea of how things will look by looking at the layout window. It just doesn't work for large paper sizes. Actually, at letter size, I just print things out, because printing is pretty fast. Bob ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/C5grlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
