Modern mode: specify paper size and not cropping the figure about gmt HOT 13 CLOSED

Hm, I print PDF figures all the time. The printer knows its paper size and off it goes. I can even scale the figure if I want to or let it be exactly as is. it tends to center the figure on the paper. Anyway, what you got is probably not what we want but I think you are trying to defeat how GMT is doing things.

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Now I understand why GMT tends to center the figure on the paper in modern mode.

I once thought that following codes should work.

gmt begin map png 
gmt set PS_MEDIA=A4 PS_CONVERT="" MAP_ORIGIN_X=2i MAP_ORIGIN_Y=2i
gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg 
gmt end

However, the plot is still not at the lower left corner of the paper. Why does basemap ignore MAP_ORIGIN_X and MAP_ORIGIN_Y?

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I've not tested the modern mode much on Win and suspect there are issues in it. Just to check, do you also get this error?

gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg --PS_MEDIA=A4 --PS_CONVERT="" --MAP_ORIGIN_X=2i --MAP_ORIGIN_Y=2i map pdf
gmt [ERROR]: Shared GMT module not found: basemap

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@joa-quim I think the correct one-line command should be:

gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg --PS_MEDIA=A4 --PS_CONVERT="" --MAP_ORIGIN_X=2i --MAP_ORIGIN_Y=2i -pdf map

Please note the dash symbol before pdf.

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Note this gives what you want but PS:

gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg --PS_MEDIA=A4 --PS_CONVERT="" --MAP_ORIGIN_X=2i --MAP_ORIGIN_Y=2i -ps map

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Right. You can see that have not been practicing modernity. But it respects the X,Y origin. I mean, origin is at 2,2 inch

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Two solutions I just find.

gmt begin map ps
gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg 
gmt end
gmt psconvert map.ps -P -Tf

gmt begin map pdf
gmt set PS_MEDIA=A4 PS_CONVERT="" 
gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg -X1i -Y1i 
gmt end

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Sorry, don't get what is the problem. These both work as intended

gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg --PS_MEDIA=A4 --PS_CONVERT="" -X1i -Y1i -pdf map

gmt basemap -R0/10/0/10 -JX10c -Bafg --PS_MEDIA=A4 -X1i -Y1i -ps map

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Try MAP_ORIGIN_X|Y instead...

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MAP_ORIGIN_X and MAP_ORIGIN_Y don't work because they only works for a new plot. For an overlay, the default offset is always zero.

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@seisman any update on this issue?

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Close this issue, since I've found two solutions.

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