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[meshdb-devel] Network map AP arcs (was RE: [Meshdb-cvs] MeshDb down)

[Ian L. <il...@us...>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Paul James wrote:
>Just another suggestion, maybe change the colour of the circle/direction
>the antenna is pointing, You can hardly see them!. Maybe a bit darker
>grey?

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Most nodes that show up still have a
full circle (because they haven't entered their spread or direction, or
because they have at least one omnidirectional antenna), so we probably
don't want to change the colour for everything, but I was thinking perhaps
they should have an intensity inversely proportional to the antenna spread
(partly to represent a similar amount of signal more focussed, but mostly
just to make sure that directional antennas are still as visually apparent
as omnidirectional antennas), but then you start wondering whether you
should really be using the recorded gain instead...

David?

Ian

Re: [meshdb-devel] Network map AP arcs (was RE: [Meshdb-cvs] MeshDb down)

[Brett M. <ma...@sp...>]

If directional antennas show as filled sectors, why not put a larger 
diameter circle outline around the filles sector(s) that indicate 
direction, to show presence of an onmi (no additional circle outline if 
there is only an omni, in which case it would just be a filled circle as 
before).

IMHO, I think shanging the intensity might be too subtle..

Cheers
Brett

Ian Lister wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Paul James wrote:
> 
>>Just another suggestion, maybe change the colour of the circle/direction
>>the antenna is pointing, You can hardly see them!. Maybe a bit darker
>>grey?

Re: [meshdb-devel] Network map AP arcs (was RE: [Meshdb-cvs] MeshDb down)

[David L. <d...@ad...>]

Double or triple the diameter.  Use dark pink (#ff9090), filled sector.
Then re-plot the unfilled arc in the existing grey to give it a softened
edge.

but, for omnis (360deg) - keep it as an unfilled circle at the current 
(smaller) radius,  thicken the line if that is possible and use 
dark pink as the colour.

can you do sectors/filled-arcs in gd? i have to look

d

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Brett Maxfield typed thusly:

> If directional antennas show as filled sectors, why not put a larger diameter 
> circle outline around the filles sector(s) that indicate direction, to show 
> presence of an onmi (no additional circle outline if there is only an omni, 
> in which case it would just be a filled circle as before).
>
> IMHO, I think shanging the intensity might be too subtle..

>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Paul James wrote:
>>> Just another suggestion, maybe change the colour of the circle/direction
>>> the antenna is pointing, You can hardly see them!. Maybe a bit darker
>>> grey?

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