1.  Single click, get info
2. Don't do that a-b, b-a, nasty

On 11/25/03 4:08 PM, "Doug Weathers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm playing with map status probes for the first time today.  I made a
> map for one of my server racks, then set up a master map with a map
> status probe that points to this rack map.  So far so good.
> 
> I decided to edit the map status probe, so I double-clicked it.
> Instead of opening the probe window, it took me to the rack map.  I'm
> sure there's got to be some way of editing a map status probe, but I
> can't figure out what it might be.  Can anyone give me a hint?
> 
> OK, on to the next item.  Now that I've navigated to the rack map, I'd
> like a way to get back to the master map.  Aha, I can put a map status
> probe on the rack map that points back to the master map, and then
> double-click it.  This works fine.  It's nice to have map navigation
> tools built into the map.
> 
> However, later on something in the rack went offline for a few minutes.
> Now the two map status probes are locked in a deadly embrace - each is
> red, because the other is red.  Everything's green except for the two
> recursive map status probes.
> 
> Is there a way to make this work the way I'd like?  For instance, if a
> map status probe queries a map, IM should filter the reply to ignore any
> map status probes that point to the map that's making the query.  (I
> don't think it's a good idea to ignore ALL map status probes, or you
> can't easily nest the maps more than two levels deep.)
> 
> Or could a new type of object be added (a map navigation object)?  Or,
> at the least, a back button as in a web browser?
> 
> I'm using the non-daemon IM 4.1 on OS X 10.2.8.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Doug

 
--
Paul M. Hill


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