[Online] Map XML Wizard

[natty dread]

Somehow, the XML wizard has set all my small map coords to 0,0 and now it's impossible to fix them since they're all stacked into the upper left corner.

How do I fix this?

link to xml -> http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/2/7/2 ... ientx1.xml

[MrBenn]

Somehow, the XML wizard has set all my small map coords to 0,0 and now it's impossible to fix them since they're all stacked into the upper left corner.

How do I fix this?

link to xml -> http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/2/7/2 ... ientx1.xml

Can you go through the xml in a text editor and delete out the 0,0 coords (ie remove each line completely?)

--on a side note, do you have an old copy to backup from/revert to?

[natty dread]

Somehow, the XML wizard has set all my small map coords to 0,0 and now it's impossible to fix them since they're all stacked into the upper left corner.

How do I fix this?

link to xml -> http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/2/7/2 ... ientx1.xml

Can you go through the xml in a text editor and delete out the 0,0 coords (ie remove each line completely?)

--on a side note, do you have an old copy to backup from/revert to?

No, this was the first time I saved it...

I guess I can remove them with the search & destroy function of notepad easily enough. Thanks MrB.

[natty dread]

Well I did that and now the wizard refuses to load the XML. (good thing I didn't overwrite the original.)

[ender516]

Sounds like it may be time to give the tool the ability to alter the coordinates by typing in the toolbox.

[natty dread]

Even better would be if you could also move the coordinates by mouse. Keyboard moving can be tedious if the coordinate is on the opposite edge of the image from where it should be...


Anyway, can anyone help me fix my coordinates?

[chipv]

This has happened because you only loaded one map. The instructions do say load both.
There is no way for the XML Wizard to auto-calculate the other coordinates so they are marked as zero
in order to produce valid XML.

I suggest for now, copy the coordinates over the zeroes so that small map = large map coords and then
nudge them which at least means you dont have to redo the rest of the XML.

Perhaps I can give a button to autocalculate the second map coords, this is not the first time someone has done this.

[MrBenn]

Jota's Map Assistant can help fill in the missing coordinates. (There's a link to it in the mapmaker tools thread.)

You can load in the XML file (with the set of coords missing), and click in roughly the right place to generate the coords. Once you've done that, you should be able to use the XML wizard to finetune the positioning...

[MrBenn]

This has happened because you only loaded one map. The instructions do say load both.
There is no way for the XML Wizard to auto-calculate the other coordinates so they are marked as zero
in order to produce valid XML.

I suggest for now, copy the coordinates over the zeroes so that small map = large map coords and then
nudge them which at least means you dont have to redo the rest of the XML.

Perhaps I can give a button to autocalculate the second map coords, this is not the first time someone has done this.

A "recalculate coords" button would be useful, and would help idiot-proof that functionality

[natty dread]

vPerhaps I can give a button to autocalculate the second map coords, this is not the first time someone has done this.

Do that please

thanks mrbenn, I managed to fix the XML with Jota's tool.

[chipv]

vPerhaps I can give a button to autocalculate the second map coords, this is not the first time someone has done this.

Do that please

Done. There are 2 new buttons called Auto xy.
If you have forgotten to add a second image and already entered a lot of territories then
use the button once you do load the second image.

It will only correct coords (0,0) so you don't lose any coords that you already did on the second map.

[natty dread]

Ah, a bit late for me as I already fixed my coords, but a nice addition nonetheless.

Now you could maybe look into fixing the clipped army numbers? They're kinda annoying...

[chipv]

New update - made a correction to gameplay with complex nested continents and overrides found during work on a new map which works now.

Natty any chance of writing another post to summarize what you want whilst I'm at it?

[natty dread]

Well.. the army numbers are clipped, 1-2 bottom lines of pixels are missing from each number. That's all I have right now...

[chipv]

Well.. the army numbers are clipped, 1-2 bottom lines of pixels are missing from each number. That's all I have right now...

Can you let me have a screenshot please and also what browser.