Re: [Tlf-devel] Xplanet marker

[Zilvinas, AUGMA]

Good morning everybody,

Currently I don't use Xplanet but I'll do it this evening again.
I don't know is it "bug or feature" but when inspecting markers file I 
find last line is not the same as earlier ones...
I am not at the computer with tlf, but AFAIR all the lines have 
coordinates, but last one gets some info from bandmap? (I'll post in the 
evening contents)
I see this behaviour since first use of tlf (provided by distribution) 
and I see it in latest versions too

Just my 2cents

73 Zilvis LY2SS



On 2014.02.04 23:17, Ervin Hegedüs wrote:
> Hello,
>
> a few weeks ago I've posted this question:
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 09:08:49PM +0100, Ervin Hegedüs - HA2OS wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > does anybody use Xplanet with Tlf?
> >
> > I've tried to use it based on Rein original doc:
> > http://sharon.esrac.ele.tue.nl/pub/linux/ham/tlf/tlfdoc-0.8.16/tlfdoc.html
> >
> > but I think it's a little bit outdated.
> here is the original message:
>   
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/tlf-devel/2013-11/msg00087.html
>
> So, I've checked how does it work, this is a short howto, if
> anybody interests it.
>
> First, you need the xplanet:
>
> sudo apt-get install xplanet xplanet-images
>
> Then create a config directory structure in your $HOME directory:
>
> cd
> mkdir -p .xplanet/config
> touch .xplanet/config/default
>
> Edit this file with your favorite editor, and put these lines:
>
> [earth]
> marker_file=/home/YOURUSER/.tlf/tlfmarkers
>
> Note, I'm using all tlf subdirectory in $HOME/.tlf directory, so
> keep it mind, you have to modify that.
>
> In ~/.tlf/CONTEST/logcfg.dat, put the MARKERS option, with same
> value as above:
>
> MARKERS=/home/airween/.tlf/tlfmarkers
>
> Start xplanet:
>
> xplanet -window -geometry 1400x700 -longitude 19 -latitude 47 -fontsize 13 
> -projection rectangular -wait 5
>
> Note, that the projection value should be ancient, azimuthal,
> bonne, equal_area, gnomonic, hemisphere, lambert, mercator,
> mollweide, orthographic, peters, polyconic, rectangular, or tsc.
>
> In case of other projections, the geometry values should be
> changed, eg. for the azimuthal the 700x700 (the two dimensions
> are equals) is better. Just play with it :).
>
> The longitude and latitude parameters set the central of map, if
> the projection warrants.
>
> The wait parameter sets the repeat time of re-read the marker
> file, and modify the night line or rotate the planet.
>
>
> As I see, the xplanet doesn't like the MARKERS file output format - next
> time I'll check, how should it modify to works that correctly.
>
>
> If anybody try this method, and has any remark/idea, don't
> hesitate, and share with me :), I mean: colors/bands, aligns the
> markers to bandmap output, and so on...
>
>
> Good luck,
>
> 73,
>
>
> Ervin
> HA2OS