Web Map Printng in GeoExt

Andreas Hocevar

ahocevar@opengeo.org

Printng?

Doesn't my browser have a PRINT buton?

Yes, but ...

… some old, but stll widely spread browsers don't do a good job

printng stacked images/layers

Yes, but ...

… what if you want an A0 plot?

Yes, but ...

… what if you don't want to print your map north up?

Cross browser PDF printng with GeoExt

featuring MapFish Print

MapFish Print?

A server side component?

I am an OpenGeo Suite user.

Then you have it already:htp://path/to/geoserver:8080/pdf/info.json

I am a MapFish user.

Then you have it already:htp:/path/to/mapfsh/print/info.json

I am a GeoServer user.

Get it here:htp://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/

community/printng/

None of the above?

Get it here:htp://www.mapfsh.org/doc/print/

Preparaton on the server

Edit confg.yaml to set up your layouts

(not covered here)

Getng Started the Easy Way

GeoExt Extensions

PrintPreview ux

Print Preview window á la GYM

SimplePrint ux

Print confguraton á la MapFish

Introducing the Architecture

#1 UI components

GeoExt.PrintMapPanel

GeoExt.plugins.PrintExtent

Introducing the Architecture

#2 Form helpers

GeoExt.plugins.PrintProviderField

GeoExt.plugins.PrintPageField

GeoExt.plugins.PrintProviderField

GeoExt.plugins.PrintPageField

PrintPage?

PrintProvider?

Introducing the Architecture

#3 The invisible

GeoExt.data.PrintPage

Describes a PDF pageMult-page printng is possible

GeoExt.data.PrintProvider

Turns the print module's capabilites into Ext data stores

GeoExt.data.PrintProvider

Holds print pagesDescribes the PDF document

GeoExt.data.PrintProvider.encoders

Encodes layers, legends etc. and sends them to the print module

Putng it all together

Server

Client

MapFish Print

PrintProvider

Capabilites Print RequestPDF

layouts

dpis

scales

PrintProviderField

PrintPageField

PrintPage

PrintMapPanel

PrintExtent

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And what about the fnal PDF?

More informaton

htp://geoext.org/htp://opengeo.org/

ahocevar@opengeo.org