[Xastir] saving tigermaps server maps?

[Orrin Winton]

Please excuse the bandwidth if this was just
discussed.  In win32 cygwin xastir, i want to
take a tigermaps server screen, save it to disk,
and use it later without having to be on the
internet.  (Be able to bring it up whole off the
HD.)

I did take notes of someone's (Curt's?) email that
said something like "... download a large map to 
the HD, then carefully construct your own .geo file
linking points on the image with coordinates in the
Xastir world."

But i think i just caught the tail end of that
discussion.  If someone could give me step-by-step
instructions.  And can the whole process be done
using only the Xastir program and a text editor 
or do i need something add'l.  Again, this is in
win32, so i could start with the PrtSc or shift-
PrtSc or Alt-PrtSc key to get the screen image onto
the clipboard, edit it in Adobe Photoshop.  

But exactly what steps to calibrate it?  Obviously
i have to pick a couple (or several) points on the
online map, write down their lat&long, and later
tell Xastir that those points correspond to the
appropriate lat&long.

Thanks

orrin wn1z
 



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