[Xastir] Weather map question

[EarlNeedham via Kubuntu]

On Sunday 10 June 2007 10:05:06 Tom Russo wrote:
> Yes.  The WMSRadar images are transparent (or at least they're supposed to
> be) except where there is weather, so you can add any other maps you want
> to the mix by selecting them in the map chooser.  Just make sure that the
> WMSRadar.geo is set to have a higher layer number than any of the others
> (using the Map Properties dialog), and it will be painted on top of the
> others.

On Sunday 10 June 2007 09:46:30 you wrote:
> Yes, that's what I do  with USRadar.geo.  Place tigermap.geo at a low
> level, say 10, and the radar at a higher level, say 50.
>    If you're using the kubuntu repository version of xastir, you'll have to
> edit the radar .geo file to set the transparent falue to black instead of
> white, or you won't see the tiger map underneath it.  That seems to be
> fixed in the latest stable tarball.

	Thanks, guys -- that's just what I was hoping for.

	BTW, do y'all realize those new "wind farms" generate an image on the weather 
radar?  Take a look around House, New Mexico and you can plainly see the line 
where that one is.

	Tnx es 7 3
	Earl
	KD5XB