[Xastir] map problem on MEPIS

[Rob Neece]

Ian Bennett wrote:
> Rob,
> 	I disagree.....to a point. Doing what you describe would add to immense 
> overhead to the program for little gain.
>
>   
Ian, I think you confused me with James.  I don't know enough about 
xastir to have an opinion about it.
> 	Where I am going with this you need to persist. Once I get my AGD66 maps 
> working properly, I'll be over the moon.
>
>   
Don't worry, I will persist -- Rob
> Ian
> VK1IAN
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 03:55:31 James Ewen wrote:
>   
>> In my humble opinion, the biggest detractor about Xastir is the fact
>> that it requires so much tweaking to get it running. Xastir is an
>> excellent APRS program, and as is touted many times, it handles the
>> most map formats of any APRS program. The ability to stack maps is
>> another huge thing that can't be done with any other APRS program.
>>
>> It is an amazing program, but you really need to be dedicated to get
>> it up and running the way you want. Once it is all configured and
>> running the way you like, it's pretty much dead simple, and very
>> impressive. The tweaks, pokes, and prodding needed to get it there can
>> be a killer though.
>>
>> There are a handful of very dedicated people on this reflector that
>> have invested thousands of hours walking people through the minefield
>> of configuration options. Without them, the Xastir user base would be
>> no where near what it is.
>>
>> For Xastir to become the #1 mainstream APRS program of choice, it
>> needs to be made more user friendly. That would probably mean moving
>> away from the Linux concept of doing as little as possible in the way
>> of adding in features to the program, and relying on external
>> libraries to do all the heavy lifting. Most APRS users don't want to
>> have to worry about whether they need Lestif or Motif, or what widget
>> set is installed... They want to start up the program, will endure
>> having to set their callsign and other personal information, but after
>> that, they should have a nice pretty display pop up in front of them.
>> Instant gratification please!
>>
>> Yeah, it's not the *nix way, but then most of the world is not the *nix
>> way...
>>
>> Just my observations.
>>
>> James
>> VE6SRV
>>     
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