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TopoFusion Development => Feature Requests => Topic started by: Larry on April 01, 2009, 07:51:40 AM
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Hi Scott,
I wonder if there might be an easier way to use the area download tool. That is, to be able to quickly select one or more tile sets to download. Say I just want to download the new Canadian topos for an area. As I understand, currently I need to open preferences>tile sets, and uncheck all but the one or ones I want. If I don't do this, TF wants to download tens of thousands of tiles for a small area in Desolation Sound for example. (Or am I missing something?) :-[
Maybe a right click menu when the cursor is within a selected area, or something in the download message box.
Larry
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Your understanding is correct - you need to disable all map tiles you don't want.
I agree that it's kind of hacky the way it does it now. There should be a similar tile selection grid on the download form to make it easier / more clear.
Hopefully I can add that when I add the ability to batch download color aerials (next version).
Not sure what you mean by right click menu in a selected area?
Thanks.
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Scott, guess I was just thinking of right clicking somewhere in the rectangular area that will be downloaded, to bring up a list of options. But now that I think of it, naw....
Perhaps one useful option in the message box that pops up might be 'download all active tile types' if type is the right word. Say I wanted all the topos. While viewing topos, just select the 'active current types' option, and I could get them all for a very large area, nothing else. Then maybe I would want the aerials. Same process.