topic Printing or Exporting TextSymbol in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

Printing or Exporting TextSymbol

NicholasGross — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:36:42 GMT

I'm trying to give users the ability to make text notations on the map and print them out. I can get the text on the map without any issues using either a text symbol or a marker symbol with a textblock in the template. But, in either case, when using the print task they both just show up as a point graphic on the final document.

Is there any way to allow printing of markup text?

Re: Printing or Exporting TextSymbol

JohanCarlsson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:10 GMT

I'm not sure this will help, but try changing the RendererTakesPrecedence setting.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/silverlight-api/apiref/ESRI.ArcGIS.Client~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.GraphicsLayer~RendererTakesPrecedence.html

Re: Printing or Exporting TextSymbol

RobertBorchert — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:04:34 GMT

Make sure the users all have the gis fonts on their computers and that your printers are enabled for True Type Fonts.

Are you printing direct to a printer or to a PDF.

Try exporting the print as a PDF. In the format tab select Embed All Document Fonts.

I'm trying to give users the ability to make text notations on the map and print them out. I can get the text on the map without any issues using either a text symbol or a marker symbol with a textblock in the template. But, in either case, when using the print task they both just show up as a point graphic on the final document.

Is there anyway to allow printing of markup text?

Re: Printing or Exporting TextSymbol

NicholasGross — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:18:30 GMT

I'm not sure this will help, but try changing the RendererTakesPrecedence setting.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/silverlight-api/apiref/ESRI.ArcGIS.Client~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.GraphicsLayer~RendererTakesPrecedence.html

I think that did the trick for the text symbol. Thank you!