[IDV #GUG-824046]: IDV - geopoliticla maps under MSG umbrella

Hi HanPeter-

> There still is an unanswered detail with my point 2 below. When I do a
> favourite bundle with the "fast rendering" box on the map widget
> clicked, it will not do fast rendering when called again although the
> box is clicked.

Okay, I mis-understood.  This is a bug - thanks for pointing this out.
We'll fix for the final release 2.0 release.

Don 

> Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > Hi HansPeter-
> >
> >> The procedure works as described and I thank your for the hints, the one
> >> about importing McIDAS maps in particular. I have discovered a few
> >> kinks, however.
> >>
> >> 1. Having described in the former email maps as "crude", meant that I
> >> got only few dashes here and there that lacking continuity altogether. I
> >> have know discovered the unexpected result when ticking "fast rendering"
> >> box in Default Background Maps widget - it renders the outlines as you
> >> would expect. This is happening on both my implementations, XP and Linux.
> >
> > Fast rendering renders the maps (and other displays) without accounting
> > for projection seams.  So you gain speed at the expense of accuracy.
> > With fast rendering turned off, you are more likely to get a complete
> > display.  This is particularly true when mapping over a satellite 
> > projection.
> >
> >> 2. When saving a display configuration as the default bundle including a
> >> tick of the "fast rendering" box (see 1) again renders the crude map
> >> outline only. When inspecting the widget the said box it IS ticked (and
> >> toggling the tick restores the full outline).
> >
> > If you are displaying over the satellite projection, you'll probably
> > not want to use fast rendering.  The speed difference will depend on
> > the number of lines in the map.  We particularly notice a difference
> > when plotting the US County outlines, but for most other maps, it
> > doesn't make too much of a difference.
> >
> >> 3. There is a a minor inconsistency in my Linux implementation in the
> >> Default Background Maps widget. The pull-down list of the line types
> >> show from top to bottom:
> >> densely-dashed (wrong: is rendered as full line)
> >> dashed
> >> dotted
> >> dotted-dashed
> >> On XP is correct!
> >
> > We are using ASCII text to distinguish the various line styles and
> > on Linux, it doesn't show up as well using the default fonts on Linux.
> > I'll see if I can play around with the font for the widget to make
> > it more consistent.
> >
> >> 4. As you correctly say the maps.xml list gets merged with the system
> >> defaults at start-up. So, deleting unwanted maps is undone and I just
> >> have a longer list (with US clutter ;-). Can system defaults be
> >> influenced by the user?
> >
> > This is a bug.  If your preferred maps are not showing up at the
> > top of the list, one solution would be to use the Edit->Maps and 
> > Backgrounds->
> > Add Your Own Map... menu to create a new display control, add in just
> > the maps you want and save  that as your default maps.  Then, the next
> > time you start the IDV, at least your maps will be at the top of the
> > list.  We'll get this fixed for the 2.0 release.  Thanks for pointing
> > this out.
> >
> > Don Murray
> >
> >> Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>> Hi HansPeter-
> >>>
> >>>> Institution: EUMETSAT
> >>>> Package Version: any
> >>>> Operating System: any
> >>>> Hardware Information: any
> >>>> Inquiry: Maps avaible for the areas under the MSG umbrella are 
> >>>> relatively crude (in particular when comparing to the US related one). 
> >>>> While this focus is understandable, better maps would certainly foster 
> >>>> the use of IDV with MSG. I have found no reference on how to handle this 
> >>>> task. Would you be so kind and give me some information in order to see 
> >>>> how this could be handled.
> >>> You can easily add your own maps (although it's not in the User's Guide).
> >>> >From the Default Background Maps control, select the Edit->Add Your Own 
> >>> >Map..
> >>> menu.  This will bring up a dialog window.  You can add in a McIDAS OUTL
> >>> map or a shapefile as a map.  Use the Browse button to find the map
> >>> you want on your system.  Alternatively, you can type in a URL to
> >>> a map on the web.  You can set the other parameters in the dialog for
> >>> the color, the line width, and the line style.  You can add in several
> >>> maps by repeating these steps.  You can use the control window to
> >>> delete maps you don't want (e.g. US related maps) by clicking on the
> >>> trash can icon next to the maps name.
> >>>
> >>> When you are done configuring your list, then you can use the
> >>> control's Edit->Save as Default Map Preference menu to set this
> >>> as your default.  This will write out a file named maps.xml to
> >>> your .metapps/DefaultIdv directory.
> >>>
> >>> Alternatively, you could use the Displays->Maps and Backgrounds
> >>> menu and select the "Add Your Own Map..." menu.  This will pop up
> >>> the same dialog as in the previous steps.  From that control,
> >>> you can add in other maps as needed.  If you chose the Edit->Save as
> >>> Default Map Preference, it will write out the maps just from this control
> >>> to the maps.xml file.  The next time you start the IDV, it will merge
> >>> that list in with the system defaults.
> >>>
> >>> In the next release, you can bundle this up as a plug-in that you can
> >>> share with others.
> >>>
> >>> Don Murray
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: GUG-824046
> >>> Department: Support IDV
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
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> > Ticket ID: GUG-824046
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> >
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GUG-824046
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open