I have just done some cosmetic updates to the Tcl/Tk GUI Map Display
window.
Measurement tool now auto-formats. The output is like:
"5.939 km" instead of "5939.234567" (map units = meters)
"5.939 miles" instead of "34567.000000" (map units = [US surv] feet)
"45.123 minutes" instead of "0.75205" (map units = degrees)
etc. I don't think people will parsing the measure tool's output, so it
changes units on the fly.
Map Display status bar (bottom of window) is a bit more readable.
I've only enforced number of sig digits for mouse-over updates, not
while in zoom, pan, measure mode. I wanted to make sure there were no
objections before spending the time to do those.
Thanks Hamish. These make the output more readable, as well as aesthetically
pleasing.
Michael
On 4/4/07 1:23 AM, "Hamish" <hamish_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi,
I have just done some cosmetic updates to the Tcl/Tk GUI Map Display
window.
Measurement tool now auto-formats. The output is like:
"5.939 km" instead of "5939.234567" (map units = meters)
"5.939 miles" instead of "34567.000000" (map units = [US surv] feet)
"45.123 minutes" instead of "0.75205" (map units = degrees)
etc. I don't think people will parsing the measure tool's output, so it
changes units on the fly.
Map Display status bar (bottom of window) is a bit more readable.
I've only enforced number of sig digits for mouse-over updates, not
while in zoom, pan, measure mode. I wanted to make sure there were no
objections before spending the time to do those.
please test.
Hamish
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Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University