I haven't been following this discussion closely, but was there mention of outputting to PNG? We have found that gives very good results.
Larry Manire ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Richard Hoskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:03:25 -0700 Subject: RE: [Maptitude] Question about the lurking legend > When I try the same I get the same. See attachment 1. I reported > this for Mapt 4.6 or 4.5 years ago. Looks like it has not been fixed. > > I have a lot of trouble with the layouts, exporting map windows into > various file formats, etc. See attachment 2 for a .emf file. The > legend is unuseable and the map has been stretched. > > Legends need a lot of work by Caliper. Thematic mapping is way > behind other GISs now. Hopefully they are fixed in 4.8 > > But I find I can get pretty good results by forgetting about Maptitude's > output capability and using Wisdom-Soft's Screen Hunter. A screen capture > utility. I crank up the resolution of my monitor, although really seldom > necessary, and region capture what I need from Maptitude, saving as > a jpeg or .gif and then importing into PowerPoint. I capture the map > window and then the non-attached legend window and I can get pretty > much what I want in PowerPoint. Often I make a custom legend with > the simple drawing and image tools in PowerPoint. > > I was at a large epidemiology meeting recently where there were > hundreds of 3 x 4' posters displayed, and virtually all made in > PowerPoint and using screen capture utilities because none of the > statistical packages or GIS packages produce really useable image output. > > Richard E. Hoskins > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Susan Kinne Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:26 PM To: [email protected] > Subject: [Maptitude] Question about the lurking legend > > When I do a quick-and-dirty copy and paste of a map into a Word file, > I end up with two legends--one where I left it, attached to the map, > and the other in the opposite upper corner. I can't figure how to > get rid of the extra legend (nor have I figured out exactly how to > open the legend in a separate window when I detach it from the map). > > Help would be appreciated. I can't find anything about this in the manual. > > Susan Kinne > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/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/
