The values set by these parameters can be overwritten if the feature itself has a value defined for that parameter. For example, although the Line Width parameter may be used to specify a default width of 5 for all lines in the file, if an ieps_polyline feature has its ieps_line_width set to a value of 2, then the line width of 2 will be used over the default value of 5.
Size
Width (pixels)
Specifies the maximum EPS units (1 unit = 1/72 inch) for the width of the output map.
Default: 612
Height (points)
Specifies the maximum EPS units (1 unit = 1/72 inch) for the height of the output map.
Default: 792
Line Width (pixels)
The value in pixels of the line width.
Default: 1
The value entered for this parameter must be at least 0 (which is the thinnest printable line width).
Text Width (pixels)
This width is similar to line width, except it is applied to text features.
Default: 1
The value entered for this parameter must be at least 0, which is the thinnest printable line width.
Line Join Type
Specifies the default corner types that should be drawn onto paths.
Square
Specifies a sharp corner.
Round
Specifies a rounded corner.
Butt
Specifies a butt-end corner.
Line Cap Type
Specifies the default cap that will be used on line segments.
Square
Specifies square-end caps.
Round
Specifies rounded-end caps.
Butt
Specifies butt-end caps.
Map Parameters
Maintain Map Aspect Ratio
Select Yes to indicate that the original map aspect will be maintained to fit within the destination-defined bounding box. This means that the entire destination bounding box defined may not used. Select No to cause the original map to be stretched onto the defined destination bounding box.
Force CMYK
Yes: All color usage output to the IEPS file is in CMYK.
No (default): A mix of RGB and CMYK color schemes may be in the output IEPS file. However, despite forcing CMYK color output, some IEPS viewers may not support the setcmykcolor call in their library. In these cases, the actual output of colors is done using a function we define in PostScript which interfaces exactly like the setcmykcolor call, but uses setrgbcolor underneath. This will depend on the IEPS viewer you are using.
Render Type
Determines how the text is output. This value will be used as the default render type for all text in the file, but it will be overridden if the text feature has its own user-defined render type value.
These values specify the default rendering that will be applied to text features:
- 0 = fill
- 1 = stroke
- 2 (default) = stroke and fill
Lock Features
When set to Yes, all features will be locked and cannot be selected or edited in Adobe Illustrator.
Note: An individual eps_lock_feature value overrides this parameter setting. Therefore, even if this parameter is set to Yes, an individual feature can be unlocked if its eps_lock_feature is set to 0 (meaning NOT locked).
Text Parameters
Text Font
Specifies the default font applied to all text features. The font must be a PostScript name.
The fonts supported depend on the destination of the IEPS file. Some typical fonts are NewBaskerville, Times, Helvetica and Courier. The default is NewBaskerville.
Text Style
Specifies the default style to be applied to the text font of all text features. The default is Bold.
This attribute must be matched to the current font since it is the combination of text font and text style that is recognized by Adobe Illustrator.
Some typical font and style combinations are:
| NewBaskerville | None, Bold |
| Times | None, Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic |
| Helvetica | None, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique |
| Courier | None, Oblique, Bold, BoldItalic |
Note that None can be used to specify that no style should be applied to the font.