[Xastir] Maps.

[Erik Jakobsen]

Curt, WE7U wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm unable to get my maps visible now. I have had them visible, and
>>don't know what's the reason could be. Maybe permissions. I show here
>>the permissions and contents of my *maps directory, and the xastir binary.
>>
>>
>>-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          225 Jan 23 06:01 danmark.geo
>>-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       159691 Jan 14  2000 danmark.gif
>>-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Jan 14  2000 danmark.inf
> 
> 
>>0012849900,0011429040,0067653059,0070267199,00000,0,0,00000,00000,danmark.geo
> 
> 
>>selected_maps.sys:
>>
>>danmark.geo
> 
> 
> The permissions and the extents look ok on that file.  I know you
> said you had it working yesterday for a bit, then copied some
> original files back into that directory.  Remember that Linux is
> case-sensitive, while Windows is not.  Converting from INF files to
> GEO files can throw you if there's not an exact case-match.

Ok, that is good. yes I had it working yesterday. Case sensitive is 
capital or non captial figures ?.

> What are the contents of your danmark.geo file?  Is the
> filename/path specified in that file a perfect match for the
> danmark.gif file?

This is the danmark.geo file:

FILENAME    danmark.gif
TIEPOINT    0           0       7.92516666666667        58.2526666666667
TIEPOINT    1538        1358    15.1866666666667        54.3058333333333
IMAGESIZE   1539        1359
#1539x1359
#
# Converted from a .INF file by WE7U's inf2geo.pl script
#


> Have you tried re-indexing all maps?

Yes I have.

> Are you zoomed/panned into the correct area of the world where
> danmark.geo should apply?

Thats what I think I'm not. But I have tried to move up/down and from 
side to side.

> Do you have all maps disabled?
>     Map->Disable All Maps

No.

> Raster maps disabled w/auto maps enabled?
>     Map->Enable Auto Maps
>     Map->Auto Map - Disable Raster Maps

I have all but Enable Auto Maps disabled.


Below is the content of the /maps files, where I have renamed the 
unpacked .zip files i have.

lajka2:/usr/local/share/xastir/maps # ls -l
total 465
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          552 Jan 23 06:02 .
drwxr-xr-x   11 root     root          264 Jan 19 05:57 ..
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           80 Jan 22 11:12 GPS
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          200 Jan 23 06:01 aalborg.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        33190 Jan 26  2000 aalborg.gif
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           48 Jan  8  2000 aalborg.inf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          225 Jan 23 06:01 danmark.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       159691 Jan 14  2000 danmark.gif
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Jan 14  2000 danmark.inf
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         5364 Aug 21 20:01 inf2geo.pl
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           85 Jan 22 11:12 placeholder
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          205 Jan 23 06:02 scandi-s1.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       226815 Nov 16  2001 scandi-s1.gif
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Nov 30 20:01 scandi-s1.inf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Jan 23 06:01 scandi.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           13 Jan 22 11:12 terraserver.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           10 Jan 22 11:12 tigermap.geo
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           12 Jan 22 11:12 toposerver.geo
lajka2:/usr/local/share/xastir/maps # less danmark.geo
lajka2:/usr/local/share/xastir/maps # mc


This is the unpacked AND not renamed files:

lajka2:/usr/local/share/xastir/maps/tmp # ls -al
total 429
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          240 Jan 23 18:10 .
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          576 Jan 23 18:10 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        33190 Jan 26  2000 Aalborg.gif
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           48 Jan  8  2000 Aalborg.inf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       159691 Jan 14  2000 Danmark.gif
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Jan 14  2000 Danmark.inf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           68 Nov 30 20:01 SCANDI-S1.INF
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       226815 Nov 16  2001 scandi-s1.gif



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> 

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Med venlig hilsen - Best regards.
Erik Jakobsen - eja at urbakken.dk.
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