Updated GettingStartedInXML (markdown)

ThomasG77 2011-12-11 17:06:34 -08:00
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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ NOTE: the code for example 1, along with the code from [GettingStarted Tutorial
First you will still need a python script that sets the basic map parameters and points to the XML config file:
#!python
```python
#!/usr/bin/env python
import mapnik
mapfile = 'world_styles.xml'
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bbox = mapnik.Envelope(mapnik.Coord(-180.0, -90.0), mapnik.Coord(180.0, 90.0))
m.zoom_to_box(bbox)
mapnik.render_to_file(m, map_output)
```
* Copy this code and save to a file called *world_map.py*
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Note: you will need to specify the path to the same Mapping Hacks [world borders shapefile](http://mappinghacks.com/data/world_borders.zip) using in Tutorial 1
```xml
#!xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE Map>
<Map bgcolor="steelblue" srs="+proj=latlong +datum=WGS84">
@ -72,19 +73,20 @@ Note: you will need to specify the path to the same Mapping Hacks [world borders
</Layer>
</Map>
```
* Copy this XML and save to a file called *world_styles.xml* beside the *world_map.py* script
Now run that script with this command:
#!sh
```sh
python world_map.py
```
* It should output a png graphic in the same folder that matches the Getting Started Tutorial.
----
## Step 2
### World Population XML
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[[/images/world_population_minimized.png]]
#!python
```python
#!/usr/bin/env python
import mapnik
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bbox = mapnik.Envelope(mapnik.Coord(-180.0, -75.0), mapnik.Coord(180.0, 90.0))
m.zoom_to_box(bbox)
mapnik.render_to_file(m, 'world_population.png', 'png')
```
And here is the xml file:
#!xml
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE Map>
<!-- Sample Mapnik XML template by Dane Springmeyer -->
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</Datasource>
</Layer>
</Map>
</Map>
```