[Bioperl-l] Map modules and IO

[Chad Matsalla]

Hi all,

I am intrigued by the new Bio::Map stuff and I'd like to commit a little
something that use it.

If anybody here works with Mapmaker for creating linkage maps you know how
crappy^h^hspecial the postscript-rendered drawings of those maps is.

I have a module that takes a mapmaker output file and, according to
parameters passed in its construction, draws a really nice map and
provides a PDF and an EPS. Our staff then mangle the EPS or Postscript to
get the final product.

I would like to provide a module that reads in a Mapmaker file and creates
a Bio::Map::SimpleMap. I'll then feed that Object into a MapMangler that I
created.

Where would I put this module that reads Mapmaker files? It really isn't
complicated but might be of use for somebody. Specifically, a Bio::Map::??
object might be of use to somebody working with Mapmaker output.

Chad Matsalla