Hi On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim Sutton wrote: >> Hi All >> >> Does anyone have any experience using large format (A0) printers with >> FOSSGIS software (QGIS, GRASS, etc.). Do you have any stories to tell >> about what works and what doesn't? And do you have any suggestions about >> suitable makes and models of printers to use? >> >> Thanks for your input! >> >> Regards >> > Even with proprietary apps, I always create a ps of pdf file before > sending to the plotter. I have yet to meet a graphic intensive program > that doesn't require this, in order to have sane printing times free of > errors. >
Yup good advice thanks. > That said HP Designjet 5500, 8000, 10000 models are quite common amongst > GIS shops I know. Although my suspicion is that the Epson plotters could > be quite good I never managed to convince a government shop to buy one > because they had a contract in place with HP already (Even if the HP sucked) I'm wasnt very clear in my first email in that I want the printer to work under a linux-only environment. I guess this is the case with DesignJet devices? Regards -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) ============================================== Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
