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As all of the templates which exist in the \Web\print folder are displayed for selection we suggest that you copy the supplied templates to a backup folder before changing / renaming to suit your requirements.

Tip

There is a GetData request for retrieving the names of the .html files in the Web\Print folder. See Return a List of Print Templates for details.

Below we have the astun-A4-portrait.html which is a portrait template.

Code Block
titleastun-A4-portrait.html
<html><head>
                <title>iShare Print To Scale</title>
                <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/lib/prototype-1.6.0.3.js"></script>
                <script type="text/javascript" src="../FileIncluderJS.aspx"></script>
                <script type="text/javascript">Astun.JS.IncludeJS('print');</script>
                <!--[if IE]>
                        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../css/jQuery/astun/ui.all.css" />
                        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="css/printtoscale-base.css" />
                        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="css/printtoscale-print.css" />
                <![endif]-->
        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="css/templates/astun-A4-common.css" />
        </head>
        <body>
        <div id="wrapper">
                        <div id="header"></div>
                        <div id="mapWrapper">
                                <div id="map"></div>
                                <div id="atLegends" class="atBottomRight"></div><!-- other possible css classes: atBottomLeft, atTopRight, atTopLeft (you can use 1 at a time) -->
                        </div>
                        <div id="footer">
                                <div id="atGenInfo">
                                        <h1 id="atPageTitle" class="isharemaps-edit-inline">iShare printing</h1>
                                        <p id="scale">Scale: 1:<span id="isharemaps-scale">undefined</span></p>
                                        <p class="printinfo">Printed on: <span id="isharemaps-print-date"></span></p>
                                </div>
                                <div id="atCompanyDetails">
                                        <img src="images/print-logo.jpg" id="logo" />
                                        <div id="copyright">&copy; Astun Technology Ltd</div>
                                </div>
                        </div>
        </div>
        </body>
</html>

 


We have supplied a couple of other sample templates in the Examples folder.

Anchor
templatesettings
templatesettings
Template Settings

The code below overrides the default print settings. It can be added inside a script block in the head of a print template.

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//Leave the properties which you want to change, you can safely remove the rest
var defaultSettings = {
    'marginTop' : 10, //mm
    'marginRight' : 10, //mm
    'marginBottom' : 10, //mm
    'marginLeft' : 10, //mm
    'pageSize' : 'A4', //full list http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/qprinter.html#PageSize-enum
    'orientation' : 'portrait', //Possible values 'landscape' & 'portrait'
    'headerHeight' : 0, //mm
    'headerPadding' : 0, //mm
    'footerHeight' : 15, //mm
    'footerPadding' : 1 //mm
    'scales' : [ 250000, 125000, 50000, 25000, 10000, 5000, 2500, 1250, 1000, 500, 250, 125 ]
}


You may control the templates settings using the above defaultSettings. The values specified above are the default settings and as such may be removed entirely if you wish your template to use the defaults.

Allowed Page Sizes

Name

(to be included in code)

SizeNameSize
A0841mm x 1189mmB01000mm x 1414mm
A1594mm x 841mmB1707mm x 1000mm
A2420mm x 594mmB2500mm x 707mm
A3297mm x 420mmB3353mm x 500mm
A4210mm x 297mmB4250mm x 353mm
A5148mm x 210mmB5176mm x 250mm
A6105mm x 148mmB6125mm x 176mm
A774mm x 105mmB788mm x 125mm
A852mm x 74mmB862mm x 88mm
A937mm x 52mmB933mm x 62mm


B1031mm x 44mm




C5E163mm x 229mmLedger431.8mm x 279.4mm
Comm10E105mm x 241mmLegal215.9mm x 355.6mm
DLE110mm x 220mmLetter215.9mm x 279.4mm
Executive190.5mm x 254mmTabloid279.4mm x 431.8mm
Folio210mm x 330mm

Scales

The ‘scales’ option above shows the default scales and as such may be removed altogether. To customise your own range of scales simply specify your own entries for the parameter. If a user enters a scale that is outside the defined range then the scale will default to the maximum or minimum entry as required.

When the map is selected the current scale will automatically be added to the selection as (Original 1:nnnn).

Warning
  1. Due to some restrictions adjusting the height of the map element to correctly position it in the selected page size; you will need to adjust the header and footer height or padding using these options. PLEASE DO NOT USE CSS TO ADJUST HEIGHT OR PADDING OF HEADER AND FOOTER.
  2. At present the page size and print scale only generate accurate results when defined in Millimeters, as above, and not pixels etc.

JavaScript

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<script type="text/javascript" src="../js/lib/prototype-1.6.0.3.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="../FileIncluderJS.aspx"></script>
        <script>Astun.JS.IncludeJS('print');</script>


Warning

No JavaScript files should be removed as the maps and will not work properly.

Defining a Style Sheet

Code Block
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="css/templates/astun-A4-common.css" />

We have provided one editable style sheet astun-A4-common.css with iShare which may be customised. We would suggest that you copy the supplied css before making your changes.

If you wish to use a different style sheet then please change this entry to reflect the style sheet you wish to use.

HTML Structure

Code Block
titleExample
<div id="wrapper">
    <div id="header"></div>
    <div id="mapWrapper">
        <div id="map"></div>
        <div id="atLegends" class="atBottomRight"></div><!-- other possible css classes: atBottomLeft, atTopRight, atTopLeft (you can use 1 at a time) -->
    </div>
    <div id="footer">
       <div id="atGenInfo">
            <h1 id="atPageTitle" class="isharemaps-edit-inline">iShare printing</h1>
            <p id="scale">Scale: 1:<span id="isharemaps-scale">undefined</span></p>
            <p class="printinfo">Printed on: <span id="isharemaps-print-date"></span></p>
       </div>
       <div id="atCompanyDetails">
            <img src="images/print-logo.jpg" id="logo" />
            <div id="copyright">&copy; Astun Technology Ltd</div>
       </div>
    </div>
</div>


You can change the order of the header or footer; change the position of the map element; add extra css classes to the elements to control using css.

Warning

Please do not change or remove the the 'IDs' or 'CLASS' from any element as this can create problems.

Changing the Logo & Copyright

You may also change the logo but make sure the height of the logo image does not exceed the height of the footer/header provided in the Template Settings and of course the copyright text. Also please use .png or .jpg for the logo images, .gif images will not work. 

Tip

The PDF generation does not support .gif images.

Using the iShare predefined Selectors

There are currently four iShare selectors that you may use within your print template. These selectors may be used as many times as required in the template, we have used three of these in the following example.
 
Image Added


SelectorDescription

isharemaps-edit-inline

This displays an editable box where the user can type any information they require to be printed.  This is designed to be used in line with other text or on its own. Here we have pre-populated the entry with iShare printing” but the user will be able to change this.

isharemaps-edit-block

This displays an editable block designed to be used on block elements such as paragraphs.

isharemaps-print-date

This displays the current date

isharemaps-scale

This displays the currently selected scale for the map


Displaying a Legend

Status
colourYellow
title5.4.4+

From v5.4.4 a Display Legend check box will be included in the header of the default templates e.g. Image Added

If you wish to remove the Legend from the Print template then simply remove the atLegends div e.g.

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<div id="atLegends" class="atBottomRight"></div><!-- other possible css classes: atBottomLeft, atTopRight, atTopLeft (you can use 1 at a time) -->
    </div>

For large legends a style rule may need to be added to the end of the head element in the template html file.

Code Block
<style type="text/css">#mapWrapper {
    overflow:hidden;
 }
</style>

Print the User Name on the PDF output

You may add the user account to the PDF output from iShare GIS e.g.

Image Added

Where ishare is the user name.

In order for this to happen you need to do the following:

  • Add the following line to the template.html immediately before the </head> entry.
Code Block
<script type="text/javascript" src="../custom/js/printusername.js"></script>

Adding a North Arrow

One way of adding a North Arrow is to add the North Arrow image, along with the existing Page Title, Scale and Print information into a table e.g.

Image Added

This is what the code would look like:

Code Block
titleAdding a North Arrow
<table border="0">
	<tr><td>
		<img src="images/northarrow.png" height="30">
	</td><td>
		<h1 id="atPageTitle" class="isharemaps-edit-inline">Enter map title</h1>
		<p id="scale">Scale: 1:<span id="isharemaps-scale">undefined</span></p>
		<p class="printinfo" style="font-size: 10px">Printed on: <span id="isharemaps-print-date"></span></p>
	</td></tr>
</table>