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Yes to both.
1. Go to View->Draw Toolbar. Click the Select tool (arrow) button, then click on your route line so it starts flashing red. Then click the line properties button (three horizontal lines), and you can pick from its submenus what you want to adjust about the appearance of the line (such as color, stripe width, stripe style, transparency [how easily can you see through the line to the underlying map]). Then turn off the drawing toolbar (or click another drawn line to change its properties). Before you close the toolbar, I recommend clicking the Text toolbar button (so YAAC stops selecting your last drawn line [known bug]), then you can save the drawing with the Save (floppy disk) toolbar button; I recommend using KML format, as it will save all the adjustable properties. 2. Create APRS Objects at the desired location of the rest stops, finish line, etc., using the desired APRS icons and an appropriate name (must fit in 9 characters to comply with APRS protocol specification). Note that you can create Private scope Objects, which will not be transmitted over radio or APRS-IS connection, if you do not wish to share those Objects with other stations (only Local and Global scope Objects get transmitted). To ensure you don't lose the objects if YAAC is shut down for any reason, go to the expert-mode Configuration dialog (File->Configure->Expert Mode), click the Behavior tab, and ensure the "Restore locally originated objects when YAAC restarts" checkbox is checked. Alternatively, you can use the Draw toolbar to create text boxes on the map at the rest stop locations, but I personally think the APRS Object style looks better and is easier to place, and they can be transmitted if you do want other operators to be able to see the stop locations on their mobile APRS radios (i.e., Kenwood D710 control head with bearing to the heard Object). Hope this helps. Andrew, KA2DDO author of YAAC ________________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Tim Huffaker Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 11:13 AM Hi Andrew, Its that time of year again and I have my maps on the YAAC map via draw looking good. I did have two questions. 1. can you change the color of the drawing input for each drawing. I cannot seem to find a way to do that. 2. Can you put labels on the map for rest stops that would help. Thank you, Tim KM4ESU |
