[Therion] Therion Tutorial Update - Data Structures and Layouts

[Bruce Mutton]

Yes, I think so.

What I had tried to do was combine several outputs into one file by doing 
something like this:
select export select export 
As I understand this now, this still would not work as I intended. But it would 
generate two PDFs both containing both map1 an map2
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[Therion] Therion Tutorial Update - Data Structures and Layouts

[Bruce]

Footleg

Had a quick skim through your tutorial today, one thing stood out as
incorrect.

"Note that you can only use one select statement in a thconfig file, and it
does not matter where in the file you put it. I always put it at the top so
it is easy to spot. If you put in select statements for more than one map
then only one of them will be used."



We routinely use thconfig files with multiple select statements for maps
with the same projection.

All of the maps are produced in the resulting pdf (and other) files.  As
with Therion's typical treatment of lists of drawn entities, the first map
listed is in the top layer of the pdf, and the last map is in the bottom
layer.

Bruce



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[Footleg]

Thanks Bruce, I didn't know that. Last time I tried I was trying to
generate two different plan PDFs from one thconfig file, and found I got
the same PDF output. But I had not realised that multiple maps were being
included in that output.

What I had tried to do was combine several outputs into one file by doing
something like this:

select 
export 
select 
export 

As I understand this now, this still would not work as I intended. But it
would generate two PDFs both containing both map1 and map2 right?

Footleg

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 6:47 AM Bruce  wrote:

> Footleg
>
> Had a quick skim through your tutorial today, one thing stood out as
> incorrect.
>
> “Note that you can only use one select statement in a thconfig file, and
> it does not matter where in the file you put it. I always put it at the top
> so it is easy to spot. If you put in select statements for more than one
> map then only one of them will be used.“
>
>
>
> We routinely use thconfig files with multiple select statements for maps
> with the same projection.
>
> All of the maps are produced in the resulting pdf (and other) files.  As
> with Therion’s typical treatment of lists of drawn entities, the first map
> listed is in the top layer of the pdf, and the last map is in the bottom
> layer.
>
> Bruce
>
>
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[Footleg]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for these points. Can you clarify what you mean by using right mouse
click when drawing scraps? I thought I covered the right-mouse menus for
setting line options. Was there something specific I've missed, or not
clear enough mention of context menus when drawing?

I'm not sure where group transparency is applied in the PDFs. I see
transparency working for overlying passages and for boulders drawn over
area fills. At least I see it in Sumatra and FoxIt readers, but not in
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Can you give examples of features where I can check
whether it is working?

Convert to curve is a good one. I'll find a place to add that in as I've
seen a few people struggle with drawing beziers directly when we run out
training courses.

Thanks,
Footleg

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 3:34 PM Martin Sluka  wrote:

> Hi Footleg,
>
> you don't show using right click with mouse when drawing scraps. It is
> much faster way.
>
> Drawing line - one may not draw beziers directly. It is possible to draw
> only points which are not "smooth" and then use "Convert to curve" feature
> from "Edit line" menu. There are only small correction necessary.
>
> The problem with transparency is that all viewers using Apple library and
> several others (Sumatra) ignore group transparency which is in definition
> of PDF. So it is bug. (According to Martin Budaj).
>
> m.s.
>
> On Mar 15, 2016, at 03:46 PM, Footleg  wrote:
>
> Hot off the press, I have published another update to my Therion Tutorial.
> Since the last revision in November 2015 I have simplified the
> recommendations on larger project data structures (I realised my own
> projects were not following my advice I had written!), and added a new
> lesson on defining layouts.
>
> As always, feedback and comments are welcomed. But don't be disheartened
> if I have not yet incorporated suggestions made already into this latest
> revision. I just wanted to get this initial layouts chapter out there as
> several people asked for it. I'll take the time to read all the feedback
> I've received already and merge it into the tutorial in time.
>
> Download here (or follow the link from the Therion Wiki page):
> *http://wscc.darkgem.com/footleg/therion/
> *
>
> Footleg
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