[Xastir] same callsign, different SSID has same color track

[Matt Werner]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt, WE7U" <archer at eskimo.com>
To: "Tom Russo" <russo at bogoflux.losalamos.nm.us>
Cc: "Matt Werner" <kb0kqa at arrl.net>; <xastir at xastir.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] same callsign, different SSID has same color track


> On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Tom Russo wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 07:09:34PM -0500, a Mr. Richard Feyler of
> > Fort Lee, New Jersey <kb0kqa at arrl.net> writes 'Dear Rosanne
> > Rosannadanna':
> > > Hello -
> > >
> > > Before I submitted a suggestion, I was wondering if there is there a
reason
> > > that tracks using the same callsign but different ssid's always have
the
> > > same color track?  For example, K0AA-1 and K0AA-2 would both have the
same
> > > color track.
> >
> > It can be turned off by changing a #define in db.c:
> >
> > #define MY_TRAIL_DIFF_COLOR    1    /* If 0, all my calls (SSIDs) will
use one s
> > pecial color (0/1) */
> >
> > The default (which I also don't like), is 0, resulting in the behavior
> > you describe.
> >
> > There is a feature request on the sourceforge issue tracker in to make
this
> > run-time configurable instead of compile-time.
>
>
> This was added originally so that we'd have a high-visibility track
> for the one that is most important, the owner of the Xastir process.
> Useful for keeping track of your mobile's travels from your home
> station.  Originally I had it a high visibility yellow, but Rolf
> wanted it to be that blue color.
>
> Other than your own station, the other station colors are picked in
> a round-robin fashion from the rest of the available colors, 31 of
> them I think, at the point the station is deemed to be mobile.
>
> Changing that #define causes all of them to be picked in the same
> manner, making no differentiation about your own call.

Ok - that makes sense.  I have changed the 0 to a 1 and recompiled.  What I
didn't include in my example was that the calls I am tracking in this case
are my calls with different SSIDs.  My home station doesn't have a SSID
while I have a couple of mobiles that do.  Xastir was putting the same blue
track for all of my mobiles.  I haven't moved anything since I recompiled
but I think this was the answer I was looking for.

Thanks!

73 - Matt