[Xastir] Maps.

[Erik Jakobsen]

Brian D Heaton wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 12:13, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
> 
>>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 ?.
>>
> 
> 
> Yes, and you have to look at the contents of the *.geo files.  In the
> file it references the name of the .gif file that is the map.  If the
> reference in the .geo file is to "Amap.gif" and the actual name of the
> file is "amap.gif" it won't work. It look fine in the file below, but
> you should check the others.

First I will check them all together:

lajka2:/usr/local/share/xastir/maps # ls -l
total 465
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          576 Jan 23 18:10 .
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
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          240 Jan 23 18:10 tmp
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           12 Jan 22 11:12 toposerver.geo





FILENAME    aalborg.gif
TIEPOINT    0           0       9.3565  57.2513333333333
TIEPOINT    635 388     10.4635 56.8836666666667
IMAGESIZE   636 389
#636x389
#
# Converted from a .INF file by WE7U's inf2geo.pl script
#


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
#

FILENAME    scandi-s1.gif
TIEPOINT    0           0       5.75    60.575
TIEPOINT    1263        1259    18.4416666666667        53.5416666666667
IMAGESIZE   1264        1260
#1264x1260
#
# Converted from a .INF file by WE7U's inf2geo.pl script
#
scandi-s1.geo lines 1-8/8 (END)

It looks like they are ok or ?.


But why is the last one show:scandi-s1.geo lines 1-8/8 (END)

The others doesn't.
> 
>>>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.
>>
> 
> Go ahead and select all your local ".geo" files in the map chooser. 
> Then zoom out to view the entire world.  Then start zooming in to where
> the maps should be.

I tried it. But I never have seen the whole world, and didn't see i now.

What should then be selected under the map options ?.


I will say, that I'm not quite good to Xastir, but you all know it :-)

> Let us know if that doesn't do the trick.
> 
> 			THX/BDH

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