On 1/14/07, Stefan Oswald <stefan_oswald@gmx.at> wrote:
here are the results of our Therion meeting yesterday; An idea would be to add the factor for density/size of symbols in the source code and adjust these variables in the map editor by a -density {} command in the mapeditor\area\options.
We also considered a similar idea. There is indeed an experimental implementation of area blocks macro (a_blocks_SKBB_ in the file thArea.mp) which allows not only density and size setting, but density and size may change along specified direction (there are 5 arguments: direction, starting size and density, ending size and density). It is perhaps too complicated and simple density/size settings (for all randomle generated areas) would be sufficient. What do others think?
Also a -diameter {} command for block points would allow to change block size of each point individually.
We intented point symbols to be just symbolic representation of passage fills. If there is a rock which is important for orientation, it should be drawn precisely as line brock-border, otherwise it is enough to give information that some blocks are there using point or area blocks symbols. (In addition point symbols can be scaled using -scale option). Cheers, Martin