[Xastir-dev] RE: [Xastir] Idea for re-org of map directories

[Owen DeLong]

Or how about a zoom-level preference for each type of map.
(min<=displayed<=max) kind of thing, so that, for example, we could
classify large geopolitical boundary maps (US with state boundaries
and coast lines only, for example) as used at very wide zoom-out, but
arterial vector maps get turned on from City-level down to about
neighborhood level, then detailed street maps or tpqs get turned on
at higher zoom levels.

I don't know the best way to implement this for user simplicity, but
I'd like to see us preserve the flexibility on the back end, even
if we stick defaults in the preference file without a panel to change
them for now.


Owen


--On Thursday, October 3, 2002 11:07 AM -0700 Robert Donnell 
<bobdonnell at arkalmus.com> wrote:

>
> So taking this to the next level - set a zoom level number that automaps
> will use where it will switch between a close-in and a wide area display
> group of settings.
>
> 73, Bob, KD7NM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xastir-bounces at krypton.hscs.virginia.edu
> [mailto:xastir-bounces at krypton.hscs.virginia.edu]On Behalf Of Brian
> Heaton
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:22 AM
> To: Curt Mills, WE7U
> Cc: xastir-dev at krypton.hscs.virginia.edu;
> xastir at krypton.hscs.virginia.edu
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Idea for re-org of map directories
>
> Curt,
>
>         That seems pretty reasonable.  In general I end up using either
> shape  files or WinAPRS formatted maps for zoomed out tracking of large
> areas.  When I zoom in for tight work I flip to geotiffs or something
> like it  (DRGs now).
>
>         The current work I'm doing for the government will be using about
> a  10km*10km area and DRGs are the map of choice for them.
>
>                         THX/BDH
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 12:55, Curt Mills, WE7U wrote:
>> On 2 Oct 2002, Brian Heaton wrote:
>>
>> >     How about a mechanism to disable any of the listed directories for
>> > Automaps?  There are times that I want to run automaps, but I don't
>> > want  certain layers popping up.
>>
>> I wasn't thinking about doing exactly that, but I am thinking about
>> adding some togglebuttons under the "Enable Auto Maps" button that
>> would enable/disable the various types of file extensions.
>>
>> I'm still working on this part of the code.  My local version is
>> getting faster and faster, but I have to fix a new segfault and some
>> other small annoyances before I commit it to CVS.  After I get that
>> done I'll probably add the new buttons.
>>
>> Does it make sense to have buttons kind'a like this?
>>
>>
>>     Enable Auto Maps
>>
>>     ---------Raster-----------
>>     Auto geoTIFF Maps
>>     Auto GEO Maps
>>     Auto Shapefile Filled Maps
>>
>>     ---------Vector-----------
>>     Auto Shapefile Vector Maps
>>     Auto PDB Maps
>>     Auto DOS/winAPRS Maps
>>     Auto GNIS Maps
>>
>>
>> I'd probably leave geoTIFF/GEO/Shapefile Filled maps disabled most
>> of the time so that only vector maps were being used.  They will
>> layer on top of each other nicely without obscuring things.  I also
>> want to separate Terraserver into its own button (instead of having
>> it as a dummy GEO file) so that I can enable/disable it separately
>> as the background raster map just like I can for Tigermaps.
>>
>> --
>> Curt Mills, WE7U                    hacker_NO_SPAM_ at tc.fluke.com
>> Senior Methods Engineer/SysAdmin
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