[Xastir] Prefered map format?

[Jack Twilley]

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>>>>> "Nate" == Nate Bargmann <n0nb at networksplus.net> writes:

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Curt> We have more map support than ANY other APRS client out there.
Curt> Play with it a bit more and you'll get the hang of what you
Curt> can/can't do.  I can make maps that look very similar to the
Curt> Tigermap server, except for the exact colors.  I tend not to
Curt> want to do that though, as I only enable the layers I need at
Curt> any given instant to speed things up.

Nate> Layers?  I'm not fluent in graphics by any means, but as I added
Nate> .shp files everything appears (well, after I disable maps, kill
Nate> xastir, delete map_index.sys and selected_maps.sys from
Nate> ~/.xastir/config and restarting xastir and re-enabling maps).
Nate> Exactly what layers do I can't tell as I see no change.

I have area-based shapefiles for land and I have line-based shapefiles
for roads.  It's best to display the land before the roads, don't you
think?  That's the power of layers.  

Layers and the zoom level functionality is useful when you have a few
area-based shapefiles you want always displayed (think continents,
islands and the like) and many intricate line-based shapefiles (think
roads, rivers, and such).  You want to display the continents and
islands under the roads and rivers, so the former would have a lower
"level" than the latter.  Also, you may not want to display local
roads or small water features above a certain zoom level because of
the processing impact and resulting visual clutter -- the maximum and
minimum zoom level can now be set in the properties window.

I am unfamiliar with dbfawk.

Jack.
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