Hi, The units used are postscript points. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography). This question is probably better suited for the mapfish-users list though.
Regards, Andreas. On Jan 21, 2011, at 11:00 , Andreas Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to integrate QGIS Server with the GeoExt printing modules. > I > want to implement it in a compatible way with the mapfish/geoserver > printing, if possible. > > I am struggling a bit with the units for the map width/height > dimensions. I am refering to > the print module documentation at > http://trac.mapfish.org/trac/mapfish/wiki/PrintModuleDoc [1] > > and the following sample structure: > > var printConfig = { > "scales":[ > {"name":"25000"}, > {"name":"50000"}, > {"name":"100000"} > ], > "dpis":[ > {"name":"190"}, > {"name":"254"} > ], > "layouts":[ > { > "name":"A4 portrait", > "map":{ > "width":440, > "height":483 > } > } > ], > "printURL":"http://localhost:5000/print/print.pdf";, > "createURL":"http://localhost:5000/print/create.json"; > } > > What units are used in the map width and height? Obviously they are not > mm, > but what are they? In QGIS layouts everything is defined in mm and I > need > to translate the values. > > Thanks for a hint, > Andreas > > -- > Andreas Neumann > Böschacherstrasse 10A > 8624 Grüt (Gossau ZH) > Switzerland > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://trac.mapfish.org/trac/mapfish/wiki/PrintModuleDoc > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.geoext.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev -- Andreas Hocevar OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ Expert service straight from the developers. _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.geoext.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev
