[Xastir] Desired object/item operation?

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OK

I have a brand NEW in the box YAESU FT1500M 2M xcvr that I will GIVE to
the programmer that makes what Curt talks about below happen...
alternatively, I will pay $100 instead of supplying the radio... with
one caveat.  I ***need*** to have the ability to see status/attributes
of the same overlaid objects (i.e.  I move the mouse over the object
icon... right click... when the window opens... left click on station
options... the new station info window has text also associated with the
label (logistic/supply information)...  Status information is delimited
in the reference file... i.e.

Label, Latitude, Longitude, Icon,//
data line one
data line two
data line three
//
Label, Latitude, Longitude, Icon,//
data line one
-
-
data line N
//
Label, Latitude, Longitude, Icon,//
data line one
data line two
data line three
-
-
data line N
//

I am wide open to other formats/ways to do this... or other data
delimiters instead of the // but the idea is for me to take operational
status (number of people available and what their specialty is... as
well as what kinds of vehicles are available.... as well as what kinds
of supplies are available... as well as number of people a shelter can
handle... and what the number currently is... how much xxx is in
stock... you get the idea...  and have it there on the screen quickly
available...

TNX

ALOHA
AH6LS

-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Mills
Subject: RE: [Xastir] Desired object/item operation?

On Fri, 7 May 2004, Sadowski, Allan wrote:

> This does talk to a need I posted earlier here... and caused my mind 
> to wonder (and wish I was a programmer)...  My need to post "objects" 
> on the screen (hospitals, logistics/supply points, shelters, 
> communications nodes, etc).  I have the objects in a text file... and 
> it'd be nice that (like when you get station info).. I could get info 
> about the object as well...
>
> THEN it really gets my mind going (and really wishing I could 
> program)... to be able to easily edit the maps/charts I have... get 
> rid of the island off of Cape Hatteras on one of my maps... Finish I40

> on another map... put I540 on ANY map I have... ;)

There's a section on "Rolling your own shapefile maps" in README.MAPS.
Perhaps we need a section on rolling your own GNIS maps too?  I think
GNIS map format would give you what you need for overlays of objects.

Perhaps we could create a script that would take a simplified file like
this:

label,lat,long,symbol
label,lat,long,symbol

And turn it into a GNIS file?

Anyone want to tackle that?  Should be an easy task in Perl.

-- 
Curt, WE7U.