On 12/3/2021 10:13 PM, qfalkenbury@... wrote:
HI
I really appreciate the maps in the map file folder i have downloaded and put some in my ui-view 32 program.My only concern is they only encompass a small section
of my screen i am proabably missing something,How can i correct this.
Thanks Quentin W0IDI
Except for the scalable, zoom-able vector-based maps created by the PMap Server plugin for UIview, all maps used by UIview are fixed grids of pixels - so many pixels wide by so many pixels tall. ? These images are NOT resized or re-scaled by either UIview or the display drivers in Windows.? The map images are pushed into the display one image pixel to one screen pixel. Depending on the resolution of your computer display, these fixed pixel grids may not fill the screen, may exactly fit, or may overflow the screen forcing you to scroll to see all of the map.
Fox example, if you have a SVGA-sized map image (800x600 pixels) and display it on a modern 1920x1080 full-HD resolution monitor, it will not fill the entire screen if the UIview program window is maximized. ? Note that this has nothing to do with the inch size of the monitor - it's the resolution of the display in pixels relative to the pixel dimensions of the map image that matters.
Another issue related to map display is the ASPECT RATIO (ratio of height to width in an image or display). ? i.e. the SHAPE of the inage. ?? Many map images for UIview are formatted for the 4:3 ratio of classic analog TV broadcasting and early VGA / SVGA / /XGA computer monitors.? Most computer displays in use today are essentially flat-panel TVs without the tuner - they have the 16:9 aspect ratio characteristic of digital TV broadcasting, and a resolution of either 1280x720 (half-HD a.k.a."720p") or 1920x1080 (a.k.a. "full-HD")? pixels..
When you say "they only encompass a small section of my screen", is it possible you are using a "4K" or :"quad-HD" (3840x2160 pixel) TV as a computer display?? If so, even maps scaled for 1920x1080 systems will appear? undersized.
Again, maps created by Precision Mapping and the PMap Server plug-in for UIview are scalable vector images have no fixed grid of pixels or fixed area of coverage.. They will expand or contract to fill any sized display area. And have an infinite area to scroll to either up-and-down or side-to-side.? I.e. they act like the infinitely-zoomable maps you expect online like Google Maps that can zoom anywhere from street-level to continental or anywhere in between.
Both the Pmap Server plugin for UIview, and the Precision Mapping 9.0 application required to provide the database for UIview are included on the flash drive.? Once installed, you have a seamless street-level map of all of North America that does NOT require an Internet connection.? It's all in about 1.5GB of your hard disk.
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