On Nov 27, 2007 8:24 PM, Bruce Mutton <bruce.mutton@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
There are two grids on the map: 1. coordinate grid - displayed via "grid top|bottom", size specified via grid-size 2. map atlas pages grid - displayed via "page-grid on|off", size specified using page-setup Which one do you mean?
Ah, Stacho. Two types of grids! That explains part of my conundrum. Now that I know it exists I'm not sure what the map atlas grid might be for?
It shows how the whole plan would be divided into pages in the atlas export.
The other relates to the co-ordinate grid; illustrated by the attached pdfs, scaled at 1:1000. When specified as 10 10 10 I get nice continuous grids, but when specified as 50 50 50 or 100 100 100 (and no other changes) I get cross hairs, which are not too my liking.
These two types of coordinate grids, continuous and cross hairs, are nice options, but how do I control which type I get?
Actually there is just cross-hairs type defined in metapost. When you use 10 10 10 spacing, they overlap the neighbouring crosses and create an illusion of continuous lines. However, this behaviour is not hard-coded and can be redefined in metapost. Martin