[Xastir] OSM Example DBFAWK File

[Curt, WE7U]

On Fri, 9 Jul 2010, Keith Kaiser wrote:

> It sounded good. I changed one item at a time, then small groups,
> then finally everything. None of my changes actually translated to
> a change of the map... yet I know these dbfawk files do work.
> Hmmmm!

Where did you put the dbfawk file?  There are two locations,
corresponding to two different methods.

System config area:  Read only on startup
Per-map w/naming like the map:  Read each time you enable a map

I've so far been experimenting with the 2nd method with OSM, where I
have washington_*.dbf and washington_*.dbfawk to go with it.  I can
see changes quickly that way.

If I don't see changes for some reason I can always restart Xastir
and then see them.  I don't know when that becomes necessary but it
seemed I needed to do that every once in a while with my
experiments.  I might have been fooling myself though and it might
have just been errors in my syntax at the time, 'cuz I don't think
any caching goes on for the dbfawk files that are per-map.


> Other things I've noticed (maybe previously covered) is that the
> Kansas map for example extends into Missouri and the other way
> too. Another thing is not all the lines are where they should be.
> For example the county line between Platte and Clay counties in
> Missouri is off by .5 mile or more.

An OSM problem most likely, not an Xastir one.  I see problems in
Washington already too.  See about updating the OSM database with
the fixes so that everyone benefits.

Here I saw problems with the Canadian border -and- the west border
of Whatcom county, plus a typo:  "Insterstate 90" at Snoqualmie
Pass.  I'm sure I'll find more as I play.  If someone who's familiar
with OSM knows the easiest method for updating the database, please
let all of us know.

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