[worldKit-dev] Time interval question initialplotcolor --> restingplotcolor

[Mikel Maron]

Hi

There's no current config option for that interval, but it would be trivial for someone to add. Just a new option in worldkitConfig.as, and a one line change in worldkitAnnotation.as.

I've often thought about changing this default configuration, so that initialplot color would be the same as restingplotcolor. It's a long time pecularity from World as a Blog (the origin of worldKit). Wonder if changing this would affect anyone .. any thoughts?

Mikel


----- Original Message ----
From: John Hillmer <JHillmer at ExecPC.com>
To: worldkit-dev at lists.brainoff.com
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:51:10 PM
Subject: [worldKit-dev] Time interval question initialplotcolor --> restingplotcolor

 
 
I'm a new user (developing a map for my photography web 
site) using worldKit.  First, this is really a great tool - thank you for 
providing this!  I found it in use at Sitemeter.com, and asked them how 
they made their maps, and they pointed me to worldKit.  
 
It's well documented that the time between initialplotcolor and restingplotcolor is 60 seconds.  Has 
anyone found a way to make that a different time interval?  A config 
setting for that would be nice.  I've set my 
plotinterval to .5 and want to set a time-interval so each point will 
change colors about .5 or .75 secounds after each point is plotted.  The 
effect with lots of points on the map might be a nice chasing effect as 
they are placed on the map, one by one in one color (such as a bright 
yellow), and then quickly they would change to something else (like 
a red).  This would focus your attention on the new points as 
they are added.
 
In the meantime to show animation and progress, I'm using 
the track option.... and that looks pretty cool too.
 
I'm an amature photographer and I want to document the 
locations of my pictures, where they were taken (and in what order).  You 
can see my current solution at this site:
 
http://www.jhillmer.com/Gallery/map/map.html
 
If you want to see any of my pictures, they are all nature 
shots (scenic and wildlife), then click on the Home link at the botton of that 
web page.  (You can get back to the Map by clicking the Location link at 
the bottom of any page in the Gallery).
 
By the way, I'm using an Excel sheet to generate all the 
the xml for the configuration file.  I enter the location (from my notes 
about each shot), and the coordinates (using my GPS or http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm) 
and then I have Excel formulas that generate all the lines for the config 
file... pretty nice, especially when I want to short the list.
 
Thanks for any ideas!
 
- John
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