On Dec 6, 2006, at 16:03, Tom Russo wrote:
So you don't have many maps? I've installed maps for trial
purposes, but since they add time to the display refresh and am
not presently using them I have them turned off. So you have just
a few maps you always use and delete or otherwise remove all
others? I think Automaps is an essential feature and shouldn't be
removed!
I have thousands of maps. And use map layers and zoom min/max to
handle them instead of letting automaps choose it for me. Because
it always does so in a way I hate.
That works, but only to a degree. If you have a map, which fits your
needs zoom, layer, and otherwise but you don't always want to
display. How do you turn it off for the given session but turn it on
later? That's how I use Automaps (aka an ON/OFF switch).
I disagree. Automaps provides a method of configuring the map
display which is essential. Without it all maps are processed
every time. With it I have a method of telling Xastir not to waste
my time with certain maps (regardless of zoom).
Not true at all. Xastir will only process maps that intersect the
current display, whether automaps is on or off.
Obviously you aren't hearing what I am saying. I live in CT. I have
several flavors of maps which overlap CT. Some I want on, some I want
off, at this time. How do I control that within your scheme? Layers
only works to a degree. That controls what is displayed over/after
another. But some maps take several seconds to load, that is time I
don't want to waste all the time (but sometimes I do), so I need a
way to turn if off. Automaps serves that purpose for me.
automaps usurps user choice as to which maps to not to display even
if they do intersect the current display.
I think exactly opposite. It gives me choices I can't have without
it!!!!!!!!!!
73,
--de Chip (N1MIE) FN41bn
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