Forest, Currently there is no way of changing the colour representing the Null value in Vertical Mapper however I will add this item to our suggestion list for a future version of the product. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -----Original Message----- From: Forest Pearson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Null colour in VM2 Just fooling around vertical mapper and the 1km grid of the world that comes on the VM2 CD, and I wonder, is there a way to change the null colour from white? Specifically, I would like the ocean areas to be a blue or something like that. Ideas? Forest Pearson, Engineering Geologist, EIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gartner Lee Limited Suite C, 206 Lowe St. Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 633-6474, ext 23. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tim Warman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 2:48 PM Subject: RE: MI Scaling maps for layouts > Maybe I'm throwing on too late here, but producing maps at a specific scale > can be accomplished in 30 seconds by anyone possessing basic arithmetic > skills: > > 1. Assuming you have a map window open that shows generally the area you > need to plot, create a new layout. Double click on the mapper frame to see > what the approximate scale is. Lets say it's 1"=187.9', so the closest > standard scale would be 1"=200'. > > 2. with the mapper frame properties still open, make the frame width an > even number (so you don't have to dig around for your calculator). Say the > frame is 29.67" wide, so make it 30.0" wide. > > 3. Now you have a 30" wide frame and you want to plot a map at 1"=200' > scale map; so (without the aid of a calculator) I can derive that the frame > should show 6000'. Switch back to the map window and use the little > magnifying-glass-with-the-question-mark tool to set the mapper window width > to 6000'. > > 4. As for a scale & north arrow, I maintain a set of fancy north > arrow/scale/logos at all the standard scales, which I can slap into any > layout. > > If you think plotting to scale in MapInfo is hard, DON'T use AutoCAD. I > find MI the fastest and easiest tool I have for plotting simple maps (ones > without complex labeling or hatching). > > Rich > > At 01:34 PM 9/1/2000 -0700, you wrote: > >Spencer, > > > >To illustrate what the problem with producing scaled maps in MI is, try > >producing a map of a specific geographic feature on an A4 sheet, at the > >maximum standard scale that will fit on the page, with a title block, a > >north arrow and a decent-looking scale in under 5 minutes. I can do it using > >one of the many available bolt-ons, but I'm fairly certain that it's not > >possible with MI alone. > > > >Any decent mapping program should have this as one of it's most basic > >capabilities. > > > >Cheers, > >Tim > >_____________________________ > >Tim Warman > >Geologist & GIS Specialist > >Richard C. Slade & Associates > >North Hollywood, CA > >(818) 506-0418 > > > >Maybe I'm missing something here.... > > > >In a Layout window, if you "double-click" on a frame which contains a Map > >window, the dialog box that appears contains a place to type in the > >exact scale you want. Its accuracy depends upon having selected the > >correct paper size, but A4 was a paper-size choice in my "Page Setup". > > > >Hope this helps > >Spencer > > > > Richard W. Greenwood, PLS > Greenwood Mapping, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (307) 733-0203 fax: 733-4018 > http://www.GreenwoodMap.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
