[Xastir] Saving Map Chooser information (Automap)

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Matt Werner wrote:

> 1) Short of removing the maps from the map directory, is there an easier way
> to go about this?

Not really.  You could mess with permissions on directories/files,
putting the ones of interest in a different directory tree from the
others.  Set permissions to unreadable on the directory.


> 2) Regardless, it seems to me that the automap setting in the map chooser
> should be saved when I exit, correct?

Correct.  Upgrade to Xastir 1.2.x and let us know whether you still
experience this problem.


> 3) I will soon be moving my Xastir installation to another computer along
> with the maps.  What file(s) do I need to take with so that my map settings
> all remain the same as well (in addition to the maps)?  I will be installing
> the latest version of Xastir on the new machine.

Look in your ~/.xastir/config directory:  "map_index.sys".

Note that you might have to choose the "Reindex ALL Maps" menu item
on the new computer, at least if you're running the CVS version of
Xastir, 'cuz we just moved the Xastir heirarchy and you'll need to
fix up all your paths.  In fact, you may not be able to carry your
settings across because of this, unless you tweak one of the
migration scripts to tweak your paths in that file.

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