[Xastir] Latest OSM tweaks

David Aitcheson david.aitcheson at gmail.com
Wed Jun 30 00:12:09 EDT 2010


Jerry,

IIRC Ridge Radar is a Gerry Creager specialty.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

73
Dave
KB3EFS

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Jerry Dunmire <jerry at dunmire.org> wrote:
> Where do I find info on how to setup a "Ridge Radar" map?
> The code that enables/disables the F4 is dead simple, so there must be
> something in the other maps that disables it. When I can recreate the
> problem I trace it with GDB and see what's going on.
>
> Also, could you try changing to another key? (The KeyCode for F5 is in
> the .geo file so that is an easy one to try.)
>
> Thanks,
> ...jerry
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Curt, WE7U <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, Curt, WE7U wrote:
>>
>>>  new function key to optimize OSM zoom levels:
>>>   Since bitmap images do not scale well, they will always look best when
>>>   the Xastir scale is closest to the OSM scale. A function key (F4) has
>>>   been defined that will adjust the Xastir scale to the nearest OSM level
>>>   and redraw the screen. Note that even if the scale is not changed, the
>>>   F4 key will redraw the screen- this is intentional on my part.
>>>
>>>   The F4 key works only if an OSM map is selected.
>>>
>>>   If the F4 key is already defined for some other use on your system you
>>>   can specify an alternative key by modifying the map files (OSM*.geo).
>>>   The specified value must be an X11 KeySym value. Setting the value to 0
>>>   will disable the key.
>>
>> I just had a problem using F4 on the home system.  It was because I
>> had one OSM map and one Ridge Radar map selected.  When I deselected
>> the Ridge Radar map, F4 worked just fine.
>>
>> A minor bug, but one that needs to be fixed.
>>
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