Thread: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps (Page 2)

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Stefan,

Thanks for picking this up.  I knew it had to be done, but was indeed trusting upon you.

Erik.

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Stefan Frey [mailto:ste...@we...]
> Verzonden: zaterdag 11 juni 2011 8:08
> Aan: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps
> 
> The background map can now be activated in the configuration menu in the
> Map/Report section.
> The required changes are summarized below for future reference.
> I will move this example to the wiki with some more instructions on the
> configuration menu.
> Stefan
> 
> 
> To be supported in the configuration menu a new entry requires the
> following:
> A) An XML definition in data => Properties.xml
> 
> B) A default value in data.profiles => default.profile
> 
> C) A menu text in LocalisedText.properties Prefix is Config.label. followed by
> the property name
> 
> For this example here:
> A)
> <Property name="map.image.display" type="BOOLEAN" /> in section UI
> 
> B)
> map.image.display=no
> 
> C)
> Config.label.map.display=Display background map
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, June 07, 2011 06:04:37 pm Erik Vos wrote:
> > OK, I have committed the current code, which includes  an SVG
> > background map for 18EU (contributed by Bill Rosgen, IIRC).
> >
> > To enable seeing the map, one entry needs be added to your custom
> > my.properties file (I haven't tried to update the configuration menu yet):
> > - map.image.display=yes  (default no, in which case everything works
> > as before).
> >
> > I have included Bill Rosgen's patch to highlight selected hexes
> > somewhat differently.  Currently, it only affects display when the map is
> used.
> > The original highlighting looks ugly in this case.
> >
> > Please don't Zoom in serious play when the map image is used: it does
> > not yet work as it should. When I try, the tiles rescale correctly,
> > and so does the map image, but the latter soon gets out of sync.
> >
> > It's not clear to me how JSVGCanvas rescaling+resizing should be
> > programmed the right way. A scaling affine transform works fine, which
> > is what I used initially.  But it not change the canvas size, so part
> > of the map becomes invisible on zooming in. Only setting the canvas
> > bounds (setBounds()) initially does the whole job, and this is what
> > I'm currently using.  But on repeated zooming actions, it seems to
> > rescale the map image only every other time. Doing both (scale and
> setBounds) upscales the map twice.
> >
> > It may be a matter of timing, and perhaps some listener should be
> > invoked, but I cannot find any pointer on what exactly would be needed.
> >
> > Erik.
> >
> > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > Van: Erik Vos [mailto:eri...@xs...]
> > > Verzonden: dinsdag 7 juni 2011 13:57
> > > Aan: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'
> > > Onderwerp: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps
> > >
> > > I fully agree that this is the way to go for the future.
> > > In the meantime, I will commit my and some of Bill's work on the map
> > > image integration (imperfect as it currently is), trusting that you
> > > will ultimately also be able to integrate SVG map images into your work.
> > >
> > > Erik
> > >
> > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > Van: Adam Badura [mailto:ab...@o2...]
> > > > Verzonden: dinsdag 7 juni 2011 7:38
> > > > Aan: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> > > > Onderwerp: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps
> > > >
> > > > OK. Great. Then I shell continue this work. Yet I cannot promise
> > > > when it will be done. But I will try to report on progress every
> > > > now and then.
> > > >
> > > >     Adam Badura
> > > >
> > > > -----Oryginalna wiadomość-----
> > > > From: brett lentz
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6:31 AM
> > > > To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps
> > > >
> > > > I think this is an excellent direction to continue working on.
> > > >
> > > > The patch looks like it consolidates a bunch of code into a couple
> > > > of classes, which looks good on first glance.
> > > >
> > > > I'd definitely like to see the finished patch once you're ready
> > > > for it to be merged into the codebase.
> > > >
> > > > ---Brett.
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Adam Badura <ab...@o2...> wrote:
> > > > > Sorry for the delay but I decided to adapt the patch to current
> > > > > code revision and have a look whether it does what I recall it
> > > > > did. Also I removed some additional works on symbols which I was
> > > > > doing along (this was the reason to start this work) but would
> > > > > be only distracting now.
> > > > >
> > > > > The code is mostly not documented as it is a working patch. Its
> > > > > not also "clean". But it does show that SVG Document isn't that hard.
> > > > > (To scroll or zoom use standard Batik components ways:
> > > > > Shift/Ctrl + moves with mouse buttons pressed.)
> > > > >
> > > > > So what do you think? Should I continue my work in this area?
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam Badura
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Oryginalna wiadomość----- From: Erik Vos
> > > > > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 2:43 PM
> > > > > To: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Background Maps
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam,
> > > > >
> > > > > Congratulations with your second child!
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm certainly interested to have a look at your code, to check
> > > > > if I can merge it with my map display code.
> > > > >
> > > > > Some more comments below.
> > > > >
> > > > >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > >> Van: Adam Badura [mailto:ab...@o2...]
> > > > >>
> > > > >>    I was working on moving entire drawing to SVG (and this was
> > > > >> one
> > > > >>
> > > > >> of the reasons I tried to push Batik 1.7). But recently my
> > > > >> second child was born and there is some little chaos in my life
> > > > >> with not much time for such tasks.
> > > > >> I still have SVN Patch yet it is already conflicting at some
> > > > >> places with new code.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>    What I managed to get was to create an SVG document
> > > > >> containing
> > > > >>
> > > > >> map (all the tiles, either from map or track tiles). It looked
> > > > >> significantly better than our previous drawing mechanism. While
> > > > >> it was much less and much simpler code.
> > > > >> Also it scaled nicely.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>    What the code was missing was:
> > > > >> (1) drawing station tokens,
> > > > >> (2) drawing train paths,
> > > > >> (3) handling scaling and scrolling well,
> > > > >> (4) support tile selection.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>    First two would likely require some "hacking" as there is no
> > > > >>
> > > > >> easy way currently to do it in SVG Document as there is not
> > > > >> "specification" of tracks and stations on an SVG tile. But
> > > > >> previous code did it somehow and I guess that solution could be
> > > > >> used with SVG Document as well until (if ever) SVG tiles will
> > > > >> receive better description. (That is a topic interesting on its
> > > > >> own...)
> > > > >
> > > > > The tracks and the token spot locations are also (somewhat
> > > > > cryptically) defined in Tiles.xml, and these definitions are
> > > > > currently used to draw the train paths and tokens.
> > > > > For the time being (or perhaps forever) that can be left as is,
> > > > > drawing these objects in the top layer of the JLayeredPane that
> > > > > I'm currently using.
> > > > > However, that would still require achieving correct alignment of
> > > > > the two layers after zooming.
> > > > >
> > > > >>    I tries to handle third  by using JSVGSrolledPane (or
> > > > >> something
> > > > >>
> > > > >> called
> > > > >> similarly) but didn't achieve much. Then I had to interrupt my
> > > > >> investigations.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have also been thinking about JSVGScrolledPane, but I think
> > > > > using that will only become possible once we manage to do all
> > > > > drawing via
> > >
> > > JSVG.
> > >
> > > > >>    Fourth should be easy as Batik provides some events to
> > > > >> detect
> > > > >>
> > > > >> this. I expect this could be even easier then current mouse
> > > > >> handling. Borders around selected or marked tiles could likely
> > > > >> be achieved easily with CSS in the SVG Document.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sounds good.
> > > > >
> > > > > Erik.
> > > > >
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