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Printing in SL 2.0 comparsion

LakshmananVenkatesan

Dear All:

We have developed Print functionality in Web application using ESRI SL 1.2, ArcGIS 9.3.1. Client application willl send all visible layers, graphics (poly,line and point) as string , text symbols as string to server side and recreate a map document and construct geometry from string and generate a image and display in web page.

If we have say 100 lines as graphics, string which we generate is very big and unable to process( or send via http). Server side is done using GP Tool. Question is we have planned to move to ArcGIS 10 and SL 2.0.

What are all advantages in print functionality using ArcGIS 10 and SL 2.0 (MS SL 4.0) or rather how easy to print the map with graphics and other options ?

Please throw light on this

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DannyHaipola

Dominique,
In my application I have made the changes that necessary to set the IsActive property when the user clicks the button. "This is done by using the IsActive property of the MapPrinter. The map is cloned for printing when the IsActive property is set to true (and the cloned map is freed when IsActive is set to false)." The result is that the print dialog window does indeed refresh on opening and closing; however, when the user opens the print dialog the second and every subsequent time the print contains only print window outline but no map (the print dialog looks right).
Have tired several methods of setting the IsActive true/false same outcome.
Would appreciate any input.

DavidHollema

I was getting the HRESULT E_FAIL error too and it was due solely to mismatched ESRI dlls. My app is compiled against 2.2 and the print sample dlls were at 2.1. Both are in the same VS solution. Simply changing the references for the print sample project to target 2.2 fixed the issue. No thanks to Blend's error messaging quagmire.

Dave

Sorry I have no clue.

Check that there is no mismatch in the dlls you referenced (MapPrintingControls and your app should reference the same ArcGIS client dlls).

If you just compile the sample solution (MapPrinting + MapPrintingControls), is it working?

JannalynPontello

That did it. Thanks for making a great printing project and helping us newbies along the way.

Jannalyn

DominiqueBroux

Is there a way to restrict a service from appearing in the legend? I have an image service and a graphics layer that I don't want to show

Yes. Two options to define the services appearing in the legend :
- set the LayerIds legend property in XAML : LayerIds="MyDynamicService1, MyImageService, ....."
- by code : hook up an handler to event Legend.Refreshed and, in this handler, remove the legend items you don't want. Sample removing legend items for all graphicslayers:

private void Legend_Refreshed(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.Legend.RefreshedEventArgs e)
{
    Legend legend = sender as Legend;
    if (legend != null && e.LayerItem.Layer is GraphicsLayer)
        legend.LayerItems.Remove(e.LayerItem);
}

Note that, this is working the same way for a legend defined in the main map and a legend defined in a mapprinter template.

JannalynPontello

Is there a way to restrict a service from appearing in the legend? I have an image service and a graphics layer that I don't want to show, but I'm not sure how to reference only the dynamic data source in the xaml (or if it's even possible). I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,
Jannalyn

DominiqueBroux

Did you get a recent version of the print sample?

I remember that the first version of the MapPrinterDialog was using a scrollviewer, so the management of the map events for panning/zooming was a little bit tricky.
Then I replaced with a ViewBox which should work better. Check that your version includes this line:
<Viewbox> <ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding MapPrinter}" MinHeight="200" /> </Viewbox>

That said, I am not sure it explains your issue, but at this time no other idea....

SamuelDantas

Hello Dominique,

I'm trying to change the layout of the printing page with a ComboBox:

<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                <TextBlock Text="Tipo de folha:" Margin="5,0,5,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"></TextBlock>
                <ComboBox x:Name="cbxPaperType" Width="110" Height="25" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                    <i:Interaction.Triggers>
                        <i:EventTrigger EventName="SelectionChanged">
                            <i:InvokeCommandAction 
                 Command="{Binding PaperTypeCommand}" 
                 CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=cbxPaperType}"/>
                        </i:EventTrigger>
                    </i:Interaction.Triggers>
                    <ComboBox.Items>
                        <ComboBoxItem IsSelected="True">A4</ComboBoxItem>
                        <ComboBoxItem>A3, A2, A1, A0</ComboBoxItem>
                    </ComboBox.Items>
                </ComboBox>
            </StackPanel>

Using the following command method to change:

private void PaperType(object param)
{
            if (param == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            ComboBox cbx = param as ComboBox;

            ResourceDictionary dict = new ResourceDictionary();
            Uri uri = new Uri("/MapPrintingControls;component/MapPrinter.xaml", UriKind.Relative);
            dict.Source = uri;

            if (cbx.SelectedIndex == 0)
            {
                ControlTemplate ct = (ControlTemplate)dict["MapPrinter_A4"];
                Template = ct;

                printMap.Width = 771;
                printMap.Height = 1122;

                Width = 793;
                Height = 1122;

                UpdateLayout();
                            
            }
}

It changes the template correctly but I can't move the map. Looks like it is losing an event handler.

Can you help me?
Thanks a lot.

JannalynPontello

Dominique,

I'm having trouble getting the print control to work in my application. I compiled your code and added the dll to my application and referenced it. I copied all of usercontrols.resources, the code for the MapPrinter Dialog Panel, and the cs code for SelectionChanged and PageChanged. Then I added a toggle button to my toolbar to open and close the print dialog. I can run your sample with no errors, but my code has issues. I don't get any errors when I build the app, but I get Framework errors in the browser. Am I missing something?

Thanks,
Jannalyn

DominiqueBroux

Likely an issue in the MapPrintingControls references. Check that all the ESRI dlls are resolved and are pointing to the right version of your Silverlight API.
Then try to build the MapPrintingControls project alone, then ..... no idea.

ErikEngstrom

Dom,
I am using a new project and re-downloaded your code. It must be the newer version. When building in my project, I'm getting two errors:

The type or namespace name 'MapPages' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
I'm also getting this for 'MapUnit' in MapPrinter.cs

Where do I specify these? My XAML code looks like this now:

<ESRI_ArcGIS_Client_Samples_MapPrinting:MapPrinterDialog x:Name="printPreviewMap" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,192,-28,0" Grid.Row="2" Style="{StaticResource PrintPreviewStyle}" VerticalAlignment="Top">
   <ESRI_ArcGIS_Client_Samples_MapPrinting:MapPrinter x:Name="printMap" Map="{Binding ElementName=MyMap, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource MapPrinterStyle}" PrintExtent="{Binding Extent.Extent, ElementName=MyMap, Mode=TwoWay}" Title="{StaticResource Title}"  d:LayoutOverrides="Width"/>  
</ESRI_ArcGIS_Client_Samples_MapPrinting:MapPrinterDialog>

I have references to:
MapPrintingControls.csproj
System.Windows.Controls.Toolkit

SamuelDantas

Thank you, Dominique. It's working now.

DominiqueBroux

Hi Samuel,

Your attributes contain UIElements that we try to reuse in the printmap.
That's likely your issue since an UIElement can't be reused.

The print sample doesn't clone the attributes but you can extent it to clone the UIElements included in the attributes.

The actual cloning code is this one:
private static Layer CloneLayer(Layer layer) { ....... var graphicCollection = new GraphicCollection(); foreach (var graphic in fromLayer.Graphics) { var clone = new Graphic(); foreach (var kvp in graphic.Attributes) { clone.Attributes.Add(kvp); } ...........This one should clone the UIElements:
private static Layer CloneLayer(Layer layer) { ....... var graphicCollection = new GraphicCollection(); foreach (var graphic in fromLayer.Graphics) { var clone = new Graphic(); foreach (var kvp in graphic.Attributes) { if (kvp.Value is DependencyObject) { // If the attribute is a dependency object --> clone it var clonedkvp = new KeyValuePair<string, object>(kvp.Key, (kvp.Value as DependencyObject).Clone()); clone.Attributes.Add(clonedkvp); } else clone.Attributes.Add(kvp); }........

Hope this help.

DominiqueBroux

Hi Nathalie,

At first glance, I don't see why your button would not collapse the dialog panel.

Just a reminder : the button and the panel have to be in the same xaml file. is it your case?

SamuelDantas

Hi Dominique,

I'm trying to print a GraphicsLayer that has customized MarkerSymbols (binding one of the graphic's attributes, which has a TextBlock, to the child border inside the control template):

<Grid.Resources>
 <esri:MarkerSymbol x:Name="CustomSymbol1">
  <esri:MarkerSymbol.ControlTemplate>
   <ControlTemplate>
    <Border Child="{Binding Attributes[MyTextBlock]}"/>
   </ControlTemplate>
  </esri:MarkerSymbol.ControlTemplate>
 </esri:MarkerSymbol>
</Grid.Resources>

When this layer is empty, the printing works fine.
When it is not, an unhandled exception ("Value does not fall within the expected range") appears.

I tried to debug the MapPrintringControls project from the solution but I can't find where the exception occurs.

Any ideas?
Thanks a lot.

NathalieNeagle

Thanks again Dominique for all the time you are spending with me.

So I was able to get the togglebutton to compile but it is not opening and closing my


                                <ToggleButton x:Name="btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel" IsChecked="True"
                     ToolTipService.ToolTip="Print Dialog">
                                    <ToggleButton.Content>
                                        <Image Source="/MapPrintingControls;component/Images/i_print.png" Stretch="Fill" />
                                    </ToggleButton.Content>
                                </ToggleButton>

and this is my user control in my xaml


<!--MapPrinter Dialog Panel-->
        <userControls:CollapsiblePanel x:Name="MapPrinterDialogPanel" Width="340" Height="405"
 IsExpanded="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"
                HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,60,10,0" Effect="{StaticResource dropShadow}">

            <Grid>

                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>


                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="{StaticResource CommonPanelBorderBackgroundBrush}" Effect="{StaticResource miniDropShadow}"    >
                    <TextBlock Foreground="White" FontSize="12" 
                 Text="Page Style : " TextWrapping="NoWrap" VerticalAlignment="Center" />

                    <ComboBox Name="comboPrintStyle" SelectionChanged="comboPrintStyle_SelectionChanged" Margin="5,2" MinWidth="80" SelectedIndex="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                        <ComboBox.Items>
                            <sys:String>(Default)</sys:String>
                            <sys:String>Basic</sys:String>
                            <sys:String>WithOverview</sys:String>
                            <sys:String>WithClonedMapAsOverview</sys:String>
                            <sys:String>WithLegend</sys:String>

                        </ComboBox.Items>
                    </ComboBox>
                </StackPanel>


                <printing:MapPrinterDialog x:Name="MapPrinterDialog" Background="{StaticResource CommonPanelBorderBackgroundBrush}" BorderBrush="{StaticResource CommonBorderBrush}" Grid.Row="1">
                    <printing:MapPrinter x:Name="mapPrinterWithDialog" Map="{Binding ElementName=Map}" Title="Map Title"
                           IsScaleFixed="True" Scale="2000000" IsActive="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked }"/>/>
                </printing:MapPrinterDialog>

            </Grid>
          
        </userControls:CollapsiblePanel>
        <!--END MapPrinter Dialog Panel-->



So since I'm trying to use a collapisble panel instead of userControls:WindowPanel that you created I'm having to change IsOpen to something and I was trying IsExpanded.  The code complies and everything seems good but the toggle button is not closing and opening the print dialog.


IsOpen="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"

IsExpanded="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"

Thanks again for all the time and help. I really appreciate.

Nathalie.

DominiqueBroux

it did not apply to a button...just a togglebutton I think.

Right, 'IsChecked' applies for ToggleButton only.

If you are not a MVVM "purist" in terms of following "no code behind for the View" guideline, I would just toggle the IsActive property by code when the user clicks on your print button (at the same that you toggle the preview visibility).... otherwise it is probably possible to use binding/actions/... without code but I would need more infos about the container you are using.

NathalieNeagle

Thanks Dominique,

That is what I thought but the Togglebutton is giving me a problem that why I moved over to using a simple Button and then had to drop the IsActive because it did not apply to a button...just a togglebutton I think.

When I try to use a toggle I'm getting the error:

Failed to assign to property 'System.Windows.FrameworkElement.Style'. [Line: 3219 Position: 93]

System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(this, new System.Uri("/TabbedRibbon;component/MainPage.xaml", System.UriKind.Relative));

I'm I missing a ref or something?

DominiqueBroux

The only problem I'm having is my printing dialog isn't refreshing when my map extent changes

The print sample doesn't wire up the map extent changes.
The print extent is defined when 'IsActive' is set to true and then is frozen (except by the 'ChangePrintextent' command inside the preview window).

In the sample, the print extent is defined when the windowpanel is being opened. This is done by this binding :
IsActive="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked }"
i.e. when the print button is checked, the map printer captures the current extent and the current layers.

Additionaly IsOpen="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"
binds the visibility of the window panel to the same button.

NathalieNeagle

Not going to the Deve; how can they leave you behind?

Now I know I'm asking for alot with only promises of Beer (maybe at the User Conf) but I now have everything up and firing. I'm took your combo box example to change the layouts (I excluded the text) and got that up and running great.

The only problem I'm having is my printing dialog isn't refreshing when my map extent changes and I'm not sure why. I thought that was the binding code in the xaml. (my map is named Map, yours is MyMap).

So here's my xaml I'm I doing something wrong?

 <!--MapPrinter Dialog Panel-->
        <userControls:CollapsiblePanel x:Name="MapPrinterDialogPanel" Width="340" Height="405"
                HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,60,10,0" Effect="{StaticResource dropShadow}">

        

                            <Grid>

                                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                                </Grid.RowDefinitions>


                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="{StaticResource CommonPanelBorderBackgroundBrush}" Effect="{StaticResource miniDropShadow}"    >
                            <TextBlock Foreground="White" FontSize="12" 
                 Text="Page Style : " TextWrapping="NoWrap" VerticalAlignment="Center" />

                            <ComboBox Name="comboPrintStyle" SelectionChanged="comboPrintStyle_SelectionChanged" Margin="5,2" MinWidth="80" SelectedIndex="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                                <ComboBox.Items>
                                    <sys:String>(Default)</sys:String>
                                    <sys:String>Basic</sys:String>
                                    <sys:String>WithOverview</sys:String>
                                    <sys:String>WithClonedMapAsOverview</sys:String>
                                    <sys:String>WithLegend</sys:String>

                                </ComboBox.Items>
                            </ComboBox>
                        </StackPanel>

                  
                                
                <printing:MapPrinterDialog x:Name="MapPrinterDialog" Background="{StaticResource CommonPanelBorderBackgroundBrush}" BorderBrush="{StaticResource CommonBorderBrush}" Grid.Row="1">
                            <printing:MapPrinter x:Name="mapPrinterWithDialog" Map="{Binding ElementName=Map}" Title="Map Title"
                           IsScaleFixed="True" Scale="2000000" />
                        </printing:MapPrinterDialog>

                  
            </Grid>

                       
        </userControls:CollapsiblePanel>

I had to wrap my code in a userControls:CollapsiblePanel instead of a userControls:WindowPanel like you were doing and I noticed when I was playing around with your example/sample the printing dialog screen refresed if I toggled the WindowPanel on/off so I'm thinking that was this code you had here:

<userControls:WindowPanel x:Name="MapPrinterDialogPanel" Width="340" Height="405"
                            IsOpen="{Binding ElementName=btnToggleMapPrinterDialogPanel, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,60,10,0">

So is there something I'm missing or something that I can change?

Thanks a bunch.

DominiqueBroux

Unfortunately I had not planned to go to the dev conference.
Now if there is some beer, I might change my mind :cool:

NathalieNeagle

Thank You! I owe you a beer or something; maybe I will see you at the dev. conference. I think I owe the entire silverlight team so the first round is on me.

DominiqueBroux

Looks like you forgot to add a reference to System.Windows.Controls.Toolkit .

Remember the readme 🙂 :
2c. Add a reference to the System.Windows.Controls.Toolkit to your silverlight
application (!! Don't forget this step. !!)

NathalieNeagle

Dominique,

Yes I'm compiling the sample solution (the one located in the silverlight folder). I'm building the
MapPrintingControls project that you build and I downloaded then I'm moving the dll from the MapPrintingControls/Bin/Release directory to my project and then adding a ref in VS. At this point I can compile my code and everything is good. I'm then adding the printing tools to the VS toolbox windw and then dragging the tools to my xaml page and filling the rest of the details to get:

<printing:MapPrinterDialog Height="410" Width="340">
                <printing:MapPrinter x:Name="mapPrinter" Map="{Binding ElementName=Map}"/>

            </printing:MapPrinterDialog>

I also failed to mention when I run the app in debugging mode it hangs Mainpage.gi.cs file

System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(this, new System.Uri("/TabbedRibbon;component/MainPage.xaml", System.UriKind.Relative));

The message states:
The type 'BusyIndicator' was not found because 'clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Toolkit' is an unknown namespace. [Line: 7 Position: 30]

This only happens after I add the code:

<userControls:CollapsiblePanel x:Name="PrintWindow"  IsExpanded="True" >

            <printing:MapPrinterDialog Height="410" Width="340">
                <printing:MapPrinter x:Name="mapPrinter" Map="{Binding ElementName=Map}"/>
          
            </printing:MapPrinterDialog>
        </userControls:CollapsiblePanel>

If I comment out this code the application runs fine.

Nathalie

DominiqueBroux

Sorry I have no clue.

Check that there is no mismatch in the dlls you referenced (MapPrintingControls and your app should reference the same ArcGIS client dlls).

If you just compile the sample solution (MapPrinting + MapPrintingControls), is it working?

NathalieNeagle

Dominique,

Thanks for the super quick reply. So I was using the control and not the printing...once I change
xmlns:printing="clr-namespace:ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Samples.MapPrinting;a ssembly=MapPrintingControls"

to

xmlns:control="clr-namespace:ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Samples.MapPrinting;a ssembly=MapPrintingControls"

I was also trying to use your code from your sample to build my MapPrinterDialog and MapPrinter controls. So I drop that and just went with this:

 <controls:MapPrinterDialog Height="410" Width="340">

                            <controls:MapPrinter x:Name="mapPrinter" Map="{Binding ElementName=Map}"/>

                            </controls:MapPrinterDialog>

The code compiles I see the Silverlight icon count from 1 to 100 and then nothing. If I comment out this code everything is good.

Any more suggestions?

Thanks

I just noticed when I drag the MapPrinterDialog and MapPrinter controls (in VS 2010) before I build it does underline the controls and when I hover it states:

Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a com component

DominiqueBroux

MapPrinterIndicator, MapPrinter and MapPrinterDialog are controls defined MapPrintingControls dll.
So this first problem should be solved as soon as you add a reference to the MapPrintingControls (nevertheless note that if you defined xmlns:printing=...... you should use printing:MapPrinter/MapPrinterDialog/MapPrinterIndicator and not controls:MapPrinter/....).

Concerning the WindowPanel, it's only a container for the MapPrinterDialog, so you can use any panel you want (or you can even use no panel).
In the sample application, I was using the WindowPanel defined in the namespace MapPrinting.UserControls, but this is not mandatory. This allows to move the preview but you can use any panel already defined in your map application (or even no panel as suggested in the readme : just drag and drop the MapPrinterDialog to the mainpage)

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NathalieNeagle

Dominique,

I worked through some problems and I think I'm close to getting your tool working with my app, which was based off the frosted tab template.

The problem I'm currently having is if I don't add this ref: xmlns:userControls="clr-namespace:MapPrinting.UserControls"

The code won't compile and states

The type 'controls:MapPrinterIndicator' was not found. Verify that you are not missing an assembly reference and that all referenced assemblies have been built.

The type 'controls:MapPrinterDialog' was not found. Verify that you are not missing an assembly reference and that all referenced assemblies have been built.

The type 'controls:MapPrinter' was not found. Verify that you are not missing an assembly reference and that all referenced assemblies have been built.

The property 'IsOpen' was not found in type 'WindowPanel'.

If I do add that ref the errors goes away but I get an error stating that ref
( xmlns:userControls="clr-namespace:MapPrinting.UserControls" )
is a duplication of this ref
( xmlns:userControls="clr-namespace:ESRI.ArcGIS.SilverlightMapApp")

which doesn't make sense to me and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

In your readme.txt file you stated I only have to add this referrence:

xmlns:printing="clr-namespace:ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Samples.MapPrinting;assembly=MapPrintingControls"

But that doesn't seem like it is enough???

DominiqueBroux

When I set the solution startup as MapPrinting.web, I get a directory listing when I build and run the solution.

You have to set the start page of the web project to mapprinting.html or mainpage.aspx as well.

PhilDegler

I must be doing something seriously wrong. When I set the solution startup as MapPrinting.web, I get a directory listing when I build and run the solution.

I downloaded version 2.1 of the silverlight API as I had been using version 2.

Phil

DominiqueBroux

Don't forget to set the startup project to the web project.

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