Hi, you alsy may have a look at mapfish-print module, which is also perfect linked to geoext:
http://trac.mapfish.org/trac/mapfish/wiki/PrintModuleDoc http://geoext.org/ See also GeoEXt example: http://api.geoext.org/1.1/examples/print-form.html Regards, Till On 25.10.2012 17:35, Tobias Reinicke wrote: > I only really stumbled accross this a few days - not sure why not before. > > In Geoserver 2.2 you can actually output a pdf via WMS request. > > so normal WMS request with one or more layers in the "LAYERS=" > parameters, and then the format parameter is just: > "FORMAT=application%2Fpdf" > > Simple pdf creation. > > Toby > > On 24 October 2012 17:23, Robert Sanson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > The approach I use is to collect the layers that are visible and the > extent, and the then send a WMS call to a server to generate a new > composite image which is then processed by a Python script on the > server using ReportLab module to create a PDF. > > Cheers, > > Robert Sanson > > >>> Mickey Bowles <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 25/10/2012 9:13 a.m. >>> > Can you gif or jpg the image, then use someting like itextsharp (if > you are > a .net guy) to pdf or something similar? > > > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Gaston Lucero > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>wrote: > > > It is possible with openlayers controls? > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users > > > > > > > > This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely > for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please > notify us immediately and then delete this email from your system. > > This message has been scanned for Malware and Viruses by Websense > Hosted Security. > www.websense.com <http://www.websense.com> > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users > -- NEWS: -> Support OpenLayers 3 ! http://openlayers.org/blog/2012/10/17/openlayers-3-call-for-funding/ -> GO Mobile - jetzt WebGIS auch auf Smartphones -> Bald OpenSource! SHOGun - das JavaBackend für WebGIS Anwendungen ------------------------------------------------ terrestris GmbH & Co. KG Puetzchens Chaussee 56 53227 Bonn Germany Till Adams Geschaeftsfuehrung Tel: +49 (0)228 / 962 899-52 Mobile: +49 (0)151 / 25394429 Fax: +49 (0)228 / 962 899-57 [email protected] http://www.terrestris.de Amtsgericht Bonn, HRA 6835 ------------------------------------------------ Komplementaerin: terrestris Verwaltungs GmbH vertreten durch: Hinrich Paulsen, Till Adams _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users
