Armin Trick works well - thanks. Tried your other suggestion quickly but it plays havoc with my graticule etc, so settling for the quick fix for now!
Cheers Chris On 11 May 2011 17:40, Armin Burger <armin.bur...@gmx.net> wrote: > Hi all > > the map creation for PDF increases the size of TTF labels since the map is > requested with a higher resolution and is then stuffed into a lower > width/height as it actually is. This was to improve the print quality, > especially of fine structures. But it requires higher original text sizes > because they're shrinked with the map image. > > If you define a lower resolution for the PDF output in the config xml then > also the labels are not or less increased: > > <print> > <pdfres>2</pdfres> > > Setting it to 1 should not change the label sizes any more. > > Since MS 5.6 they introduced a new mechanism that could probably make this > workaround obsolete, see > http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-55.html > > I have not had any look at it, though. > > armin > > > > > On 11/05/2011 15:54, Chris Jackson wrote: > >> Thomas >> >> I have played with both methods, the most success I have had is with size >> 7 >> and aligning to the bottom right (just about stays out of the way of the >> scalebar on the left). If if don't define a font size it is barely >> legible >> on the screen, but good for the PDF (equivalent to defining 'small'). >> >> Chris >> >> >> On 11 May 2011 14:37, Thomas RAFFIN<traf...@sirap.fr> wrote: >> >> I've got an idea... Are you using size in text ("small", "big", ...) or >>> numerical (10, 12, ...)? With the default font given in example? >>> >>> For me with numerical values it works. >>> >>> And you are right, the label are increased (else the labels for real >>> objects are too small, due to pdf resolution). Maybe there is an issue >>> with pdf resolution parameter... >>> >>> Le 11/05/2011 15:07, Chris Jackson a écrit : >>> >>>> Thomas >>>> >>>> This moves the location of the text around, but doesn't stop it being >>>> rendered in the PDF as jumbo text, I wondered whether there was some >>>> handle on the text size at PDF rendering time? >>>> >>>> Otherwise if I switch the font size to small in the map file, then the >>>> PDF looks much better, but on screen version is unreadable without a >>>> magnifying glass! >>>> >>>> I have used the label position which helps align two lines of text >>>> (one uses ll the other ul) - saves offsetting the points. I may have >>>> to spread the lines apart so when they are rendered larger they don't >>>> overlap. >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ pmapper-users mailing list pmapper-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pmapper-users
