[Xastir] While we are on the subject of feature ideas for Xastir

[Alex Carver]

--- Gerry Creager <gerry.creager at tamu.edu> wrote:
> Pardon me while I don my Nomex.
> <soapbox>

No problem, I've got my plasma torch handy. :)

> Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
> > Some things that I can do with APRSDos, like bring
> up a command window
> > to the TNC, handle NTS formatted messages
> 
> I can't think of a reason to have to get into the
> TNC once it's 
> configured, and it really should be run in KISS. 
> What'd a terminal 
> window buy you there?

Actually, it's sometimes handy to reconfigure the TNC
for non-KISS operation (a digipeater, for example,
that you shouldn't depend on the computer in case it
crashes), or diagnostics while inside Xastir.  I run a
TNC in command mode with Xastir precisely for the
digipeating of the TNC without the computer just in
case the machine dumps out due to something weird (and
I've got a weird system, two computers, one runs
Xastir and one runs the TNC).  I know I've wanted to
be able to send a command or two to the TNC before.

> OK: I am now switching gears and asking for opinions
> and comments on a 
> vizualization product.  If y'all would look at 
> http://mesonet.tamu.edu/scoop-cgi/ogc/wrf and give
> me off-list feedback, 
> I'd appreciate it.  I'm running the WRF (community
> developed Weather 
> Research and Forecasting)model over a rather large
> domain, from ~40W to 
> ~105W and ~5N to ~55N.  The display is surface wind
> fields.  The purpose 
> of this model is to provide 10 meter height winds
> and surface barometric 
> pressures to initialize ocean circulation and wave
> models, which will in 
> turn be used to help predict storm surge and
> inundation.


It's hard to see some of the arrowheads especially on
the vectors that have small magnitudes.  It seems the
arrowheads scale with the magnitude of the vector,
too, and not just the length of the vector line. 
Perhaps fixed sized arrowheads and color for the
magnitude like radar data?


       
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