Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Markus Neteler
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Christian Ferreira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, While the core developers decide about the future for ps.map... I will keep my idea for a cookbook going, Please consider to use the GRASS Wiki for that. This is the best place to develop community documents.

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread maning sambale
+1 on the ps.map cookbook I can provide my ps.map files. Some ideas: 1. Techniques in making atlas, like a script that can use a single ps.map config to a number of regions to create a map atlas expanding the ps.atlas script. 2. More http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/AreaFillPatterns for

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Hamish
FYI, I've added some more hints tricks to the wiki page: http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.map_scripts Moritz Lennert wrote: See http://geog-pc40.ulb.ac.be/grass/psmap/ for two ps.map files and the resulting map, showing thematic mapping, proportionate circles and patterns. Unfortunately,

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Hamish
maning sambale: I can provide my ps.map files. thanks - http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.map_scripts Some ideas: 1. Techniques in making atlas, like a script that can use a single ps.map config to a number of regions to create a map atlas expanding the ps.atlas script. see

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Moritz Lennert
On 03/07/08 15:56, Hamish wrote: FYI, I've added some more hints tricks to the wiki page: http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.map_scripts Moritz Lennert wrote: See http://geog-pc40.ulb.ac.be/grass/psmap/ for two ps.map files and the resulting map, showing thematic mapping, proportionate

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Moritz Lennert
On 03/07/08 16:47, Hamish wrote: Hamish: how to set up an accurate bubble plot legend? Moritz Lennert wrote: I create a new vector point map (belscale in the psmap files) with the points placed at the spot where I would like the legend. Then it suffices to update the values in the attribute

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Hamish
Moritz Doesn't postscript 3 include transparency ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(graphic)#Transparency_in_PDF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(graphic)#Transparency_in_PostScript Hamish ___ grass-user mailing list

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Glynn Clements
Moritz Lennert wrote: I see the New York Times often has nice bubble plots for their maps. They make the fill color semi-transparent, then stacked bubbles are darker where they overlap. PostScript won't do transparency, so perhaps something to look for in the grass7 display drivers.

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-03 Thread Christian Ferreira
Hello Maning, Yes... I would like to receive your contributions (ps.map files). On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:14 AM, maning sambale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: +1 on the ps.map cookbook I can provide my ps.map files. Some ideas: 1. Techniques in making atlas, like a script that can use a single

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Dylan Beaudette
On Wednesday 02 July 2008, Christian Ferreira wrote: Hi all, I come here with a question/dilemma... Why ps.map lacks so much user support? Good question. A lot of people know about GRASS all over the world, but nearly nobody use it, since nearly any software in the world is less

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Glynn Clements
Martin Landa wrote: Why ps.map lacks so much user support? Good question. I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1], should be done in the next few mouths. FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. Equivalent functionality will be available through d.*

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2008/7/2 Glynn Clements [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Martin Landa wrote: Why ps.map lacks so much user support? Good question. I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1], should be done in the next few mouths. FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x.

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Hamish
[moving this to the grass-dev list..] Glynn: FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* commands. any reason other than redunancy? It is highly useful to some and currently outpaces d.* for quality. Duplicate functionality is only a

Re: [GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Hamish
Glynn: FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* commands. Hamish: any reason other than redunancy? Glynn: Partly redundancy, mainly to ensure that people complain about any deficiencies with the alternative. ok. As d.* is