[ncl-talk] svg output file

Micah Sklut micahs2005 at gmail.com
Wed Oct 29 16:12:49 MDT 2014


Hi Rick,

The svg file includes the png binary data in the <image> tag.
I have attached the svg file for reference.

This goes along with my most recent ncl-talk message just posted, whether
contour maps can be output in vector format, or if they are simply raster
images by nature.

Micah

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Rick Brownrigg <brownrig at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Hi Micah,
>
> I am not seeing where this is true -- the SVG files I generate are indeed
> a vectorized format, somewhat postscript-ish in nature.  Are you saying
> that in your case, you end up with two files on disk, one the SVG file, and
> the other a PNG referenced by the SVG?  Do you have an example you might be
> able to share with me?
>
> I'm a bit perplexed...
> Rick
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Micah Sklut <micahs2005 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I noticed 6.2.0 has enabled support for svg output files. I went ahead
>> and upgraded, and tried this out. What I found, was the file was in svg
>> format, but it was just referencing a png raster file. I am curious if
>> there was any effort to make a truly vector svg image?
>>
>> My immediate needs is a SST map that I would be scalable to zoom in/out
>> without losing details. There are many different approaches to this
>> problem, but the idea of keeping the image in vector format seems ideal. I
>> was hoping the svg output file would suit this need, where features such as
>> line segment, rectangles, etc, weren't just in svg format. I am not sure if
>> this is possible? But, I figure if it is being done with PS, PDF files,
>> then it should be doable with SVG. Right?
>>
>> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Micah Sklut
>>
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