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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Does anyone have an explanation for the what and how
of ‘map-level’ as it relates to maps as described in this extract
from Pg 31 of the Therion Book 5.2.14…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=blue face=CMTT12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMTT12;
color:blue'>preview <above/below> <other map id> </span></font><font
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-family:CMR12;color:black'>will put the
outline of the other map in the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMR12;
color:black'>specified preview position relative to the current map.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMR12;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMR12;
color:black'>Preview is displayed only if the map is in the </span></font><font
color=blue face=CMTT12><span style='font-family:CMTT12;color:blue'>map-level </span></font><font
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-family:CMR12;color:black'>level as specified
by the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=blue face=CMTT12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMTT12;
color:blue'>select </span></font><font color=black face=CMR12><span
style='font-family:CMR12;color:black'>command.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMR12;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=black face=CMR12><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:CMR12;
color:black'>Use the revise command if you want to add maps from higher levels
to the preview.</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=CMTT12><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CMTT12;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have only ever managed to create previews of maps
in the very simplest of cases (except I’m not sure exactly what constitutes
a simple case – the ones that don’t work seem to be quite straight
forward, and not much different to those that don’t work ). I
think it may relate to ‘map-level’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have asked on this forum about a year ago, but alas
I still have not resolved this. I have not been able to comprehend the
explanations in the wiki (which is similar to the Therion book extract above).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I think the first step to working it out might be to
understand what a map-level is. I think it is not referring to the
layering of scraps or maps within a map. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maybe it is the level of the map in the hierarchy
displayed in the XTherion Compiler window ‘Map Structure’ panel?
If so how are they numbered? How to determine the map-level of any given
map? Top level 0 or 1? Bottom level 0 or 1?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How would I use ‘revise’ to change the
map-level of a map to enable a preview to be displayed?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>My attempts to change something simple like a map –title
have all failed, so there must be something fundamental that I’m not
understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any assistance appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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