Re: [Xastir] possible feature request: new "select station types to display" dialog?

2008-02-12 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Jason KG4WSV wrote: > The basic idea would be to allow the user to select/deselect _any_type of > station for viewing based on station type, so for example, if one wanted to > see only WX, fire trucks, and ambulances, the view could be reduced to that. > > I guess the simplest

Re: [Xastir] possible feature request: new "select station types to display" dialog?

2008-02-12 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Craig Anderson wrote: > You are exactly right. All the functionality to do > what you want is there, it just isn't easily accessible. > Xastir needs a better "layering" mechanism. The > ability to turn on or off map (and object) layers more > easily than the "Map Choos

Re: [Xastir] possible feature request: new "select station types to display" dialog?

2008-02-11 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Jason, You are exactly right. All the functionality to do what you want is there, it just isn't easily accessible. Xastir needs a better "layering" mechanism. The ability to turn on or off map (and object) layers more easily than the "Map Chooser" and the "View"->"Mobile Stations" etc

[Xastir] possible feature request: new "select station types to display" dialog?

2008-02-11 Thread Jason KG4WSV
A recent post to the APRSSIG (about usefulness to EOC type users) got me thinking, and I wonder if we would be better served by a different way to select the stations displayed on the map? I would imagine this would be most useful for special events operations. The basic idea would be to allow th