Hi there,

I am not new to Processing but new to SVG.

I am developping interactive map based on SVG
(not read data visualization from Mister Fry yet but I am waiting for it..).

I am using an SVG world map from wikipedia.
The SVG looks all fine under both Adobe illustrator and Inkscape.

When using it with Processing I have two problems perhaps related one to another : size is wrong and impossible to center.

Here is my code :
Code:

PShape essai;

void setup()
{
  size(1000,700);
  smooth();
  // want to place the object in the middle of the screen
  shapeMode(CENTER);
  
  // download the file from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World6.svg
  essai=loadShape("BlankMap-World6.svg");
  
  // what's the metadata size info ?
  //width:939.74725 height:476.7276 
  println(essai.width+" "+essai.height);
  
  // make the svg visible by styling it
  essai.disableStyle();
  stroke(0);
 
 // here we go
  shape(essai,width/2,height/2,essai.width,essai.height);
  // 2 problems :
  // 1- the size of the shape is huge
  //    putting width and height argument in shape doesn't matter
  //    I have to scale it down by 0.36 so that it feets in 1000x700 screen
  // 2- not centered at all
  
  // just to have a visible center
  fill(0,255,0);
  ellipse(width/2,height/2,5,5);
}


void draw()
{
  // nothing yet unfortunately ... 
}
 

Is that a bug ?
Is the SVG wrong in any manner ?
Or did I miss something ?

Thanks a lot for your help

Paul

ps: thanks a lot guys for your work, Processing's amazing

Hi Cedric,

Actually this post is a copy (my mistake.. oups) of that one :
http://processing.org/discourse/yabb2/num_1239903063.html

To follow up your post, adding width and height doesn't change anything.
Indeed the other map works fine.

This confirms my conclusion (see the other post) which basically says tht if your file isn't a well-formed SVG you better use geomerative which handle the map correctly.

thanks for your help !

Paul