Hi Martyn
There is another add-on product which handles scaled excellently!
This is the GeoBasemap Mapping Systems product from Exa-Min Technologies
As their website (www.geobasemap.com) says:
Standardise Map Presentation
GeoBasemap maintains a database code for each map object and an associated
display style. Like items (such as all towns, roads, railways and special
technical features) look the same on every map. And you can control which
layers the various classes of graphical object are drawn on.
Scaled Text
With GeoBasemap you specify the size that each text style will be drawn on
the final scaled map. That means more consistent maps as text size is no
longer a function of your current graphics screen view.
It is cheaper than Discover (I believe) and has much much more functionality
to offer.
Regards,
Dawn Hendrick
GIS Analyst,
Logan City Council,
PO Box 3226
Logan City DC, QLD 4114
Phone: (07) 3826 5465
Fax: (07) 3808 0014
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: www.logan.qld.gov.au
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caroline Hilton [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 2:44 AM
> To: martyn harvie; MI-L
> Subject: Re: MI-L Text Scaling
>
> Martyn
>
> MapInfo is notorious for bad text sizing - the final size depends on the
> zoom of the window at which you originally set the text size. The way
> round
> it is to consider one of the third-party add-ons, which set the size of
> text
> for a specified final output scale. However, the only one I know of which
> does it is Discover, and it's only worth getting if you want to use some
> of
> the other functions as it is a bit expensive to consider just to solve
> this
> problem. Others may have other suggestions.
>
> Caroline
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: martyn harvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:17 PM
> Subject: MI-L Text Scaling
>
>
> Can anyone help
>
> I am trying to adjust the text size through the "Text Style" dialogue box,
> however each time I select a point size the text changes to a size
> different
> from that I have requested. I am also having difficulty selecting text
> and
> am finding that marquee select sometimes picks up what I want and
> sometimes
> selects a close by item of text not covered.
>
> All suggestions welcome
>
> Thank you
>
> Martyn
>
> Martyn Harvie
> Flow Surveys Contract Manager
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