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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:16 pm

ender516 wrote:Well, it's loading and parsing now, but I'm getting errors that I wouldn't expect, since I don't think I edited the file after the Wizard generated it. It seems like empty <bonus></bonus> pairs are being generated, but these cause errors like:

Error: Line 154 - Type short doesn't allow value ''
Error: Line 154 - Error validating datatype short
Error: Line 154 - Element bonus failed to validate content

By the way, any idea why the loading went bad?


I haven't changed anything in months so looks like a temporary glitch on that server. Can I see your XML?
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby ender516 on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:12 am

I will put it in a PM to you.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby natty dread on Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:38 am

Loading from hard drive still not working for me.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:20 am

The server has disabled the functionality I need for that for free accounts (which mine is), I'm afraid
so you'll have to upload the XML and do it using the other link.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby ender516 on Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:44 pm

Winnie the Pooh wrote:Oh, bother.

Is there a possibility you could make this an application that we run on our own machines? Or could you convince lackattack to host it for you here on CC? If you could incorporate the functionality of the XML tool (and you have a lot of it already, but you don't have the text map), then development and testing could all be done right from the site.

By the way, I have not checked, but do you support the losing conditions feature?
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby FarangDemon on Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:59 am

Does Auto XY not work if xml entries for the size you wish to have automatically done already exist? I am clicking Auto XY on small map and nothing is happening.

Not knowing about this tool, I had made all the xml from scratch. But I didn't have good positioning because I was guessing. Now that I've got your tool, I have already moved all the territs around using the cursor in the big map. Now I don't want to do it again manually for the small map. Do I need to delete all the small xy tags in the xml file for Auto XY to work?
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:02 am

ender516 wrote:
Winnie the Pooh wrote:Oh, bother.

Is there a possibility you could make this an application that we run on our own machines? Or could you convince lackattack to host it for you here on CC? If you could incorporate the functionality of the XML tool (and you have a lot of it already, but you don't have the text map), then development and testing could all be done right from the site.

By the way, I have not checked, but do you support the losing conditions feature?


The problem is that the server needs to support a specific feature. Mine no longer allows it for free accounts.
If lack does host it, his server needs to support this functionality also. I can talk to him about this.

Losing conditions not done yet, is on my list todo, but thanks for reminding me!
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:49 am

FarangDemon wrote:Does Auto XY not work if you xml entries for the size you with to have automatically done already exist? I am clicking Auto XY on small map and nothing is happening.

Not knowing about this tool, I had made all the xml from scratch. But I didn't have good positioning because I was guessing. Now that I've got your tool, I have already moved all the territs around using the cursor in the big map. Now I don't want to do it again manually for the small map. Do I need to delete all the small xy tags in the xml file for Auto XY to work?


Correct on all counts. You need to set all the coords in the small map to zero to get it to work this way.
The reason is that actually in practice auto adjusting doesn't work perfectly because of rounding. So you ought to be
adjusting small map also manually. I think you will see if you set all small m ap coords to zero, you may still need to adjust
coords unless the large map dimensions are exactly double the small map dimensions.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby FarangDemon on Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:59 am

Thanks, chipv. I'll use cursor then. I had assumed it would just use the ratio of the pixel widths between large and small maps to get the scale factor.

Your xml tool is udderly amazing, btw.

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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:38 pm

FarangDemon wrote:Thanks, chipv. I'll use cursor then. I had assumed it would just use the ratio of the pixel widths between large and small maps to get the scale factor.

Your xml tool is udderly amazing, btw.

I used the simulator to work out the kinks in my Thailand map... Works like a charm!


Thanks, yes, quite right. The scale factor can have rounding errors depending on the ratio of large map to small map dimensions which is
why I recommend using the cursor, nothing can be done about this, as I'm sure you can see.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby ender516 on Fri May 20, 2011 11:22 pm

chipv wrote:
ender516 wrote:Well, it's loading and parsing now, but I'm getting errors that I wouldn't expect, since I don't think I edited the file after the Wizard generated it. It seems like empty <bonus></bonus> pairs are being generated, but these cause errors like:

Error: Line 154 - Type short doesn't allow value ''
Error: Line 154 - Error validating datatype short
Error: Line 154 - Element bonus failed to validate content

By the way, any idea why the loading went bad?


I haven't changed anything in months so looks like a temporary glitch on that server. Can I see your XML?

I am just creating a new file for the Colonial Africa map and have encountered this problem again. Any thoughts?

Also, it would be nice if the Show XML feature could retain the character references (for accented characters). As it is, a reference like &#xe9 gets translated to the actual character Ć©. If I copy out that text to a file, then reload it later, the tool rejects the character.
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Re: UPDATED Map XML Wizard

Postby cairnswk on Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:05 pm

chipv, hi.
I'm working on the Trafalgar xml...
I had originally placed the ordinary ship names in as territories. No prob.
But then i decided to change their names and placed an indicator for which country they belonged to in front of their names.
Am I missing something or other....does the program automatically change names throughout the virtual xml that it generates when you change the name of the a territory.
sorry also if this has been asked previously.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby ender516 on Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:46 pm

In my experience, the Wizard does not reflect name changes throughout the XML. You would likely be better off using a text editor with a global search and replace feature. If you don't have access to such a thing, you could send me your XML and some instructions on the changes you are attempting and I could whip it up in XEmacs and send it back.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby Victor Sullivan on Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:55 pm

It should be noted that new XML features like max starting positions and losing conditions are not recognized by the Wizard, and will be erased if loaded back into the Wizard. That caused me some trouble with the 2011 World Cup map. It would be neat if chipv would update this...

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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby koontz1973 on Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:09 am

I know this is a very silly question, but how do I copy and save the xml. I just lost everything I just did. :evil:
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby natty dread on Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:39 am

koontz1973 wrote:I know this is a very silly question, but how do I copy and save the xml. I just lost everything I just did. :evil:


Click show xml, copy and paste it to notepad and save on your hard drive. Remember to set encoding to utf8.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby cairnswk on Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:21 am

koontz1973 wrote:I know this is a very silly question, but how do I copy and save the xml. I just lost everything I just did. :evil:

Koontz1973...
1. Open your text editor and have it ready.
2. When you have entered what you wish in the wizard, hit the Show XML button and a screen will appear with all xml in it. The screen will have a little X on it to close it. Do not close it.
3. Click on that xml screen and it should highlight all the xml in blue.
4. Use Ctl + C to copy it into your computer memory.
5. Then go into your text editor and place the cursor on the blank page
6. Then use Ctl + V to copy it to the page.
7. Then save the page as a file name.
That's the basic of how to copy and save the xml.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby cairnswk on Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:24 am

Mmmm, for some reason there is problem with accessing that wizard page.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby koontz1973 on Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:26 am

Thanks guys. Very nearly threw my computer out the window when it went. 2 bloody hours wasted.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby koontz1973 on Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:27 am

Tried accessing it myself to redo and cannot get in. Will have to try later.
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby cairnswk on Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:51 am

koontz1973 wrote:Thanks guys. Very nearly threw my computer out the window when it went. 2 bloody hours wasted.

koontz1973...always think of it as practise, then you won't have a mind blowout O:)
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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby Victor Sullivan on Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:55 am

koontz1973 wrote:Thanks guys. Very nearly threw my computer out the window when it went. 2 bloody hours wasted.

As my stepmom always says, "Practice makes permanent!" ;)


koontz1973 wrote:Tried accessing it myself to redo and cannot get in. Will have to try later.

It's working for me :?

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Re: [Online] Map XML Wizard

Postby chipv on Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:02 am

Apologies but this tool will be discontinued unless the Tech Team wishes to appoint a new keeper, I will not be doing any more work on tools.
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