[Marble-devel] Problems using Marble in a research project

[Torsten Rahn]

> > My current attempt of the map file is posted over at
> >
> > http://pastebin.com/m5d501105

The approach that we are aiming for is this:

In your dgml file you've probably noticed the layer called 

standardplaces

In there you can see that the files

cityplacemarks.kml
baseplacemarks.kml
elevplacemarks.kml
otherplacemarks.kml
boundaryplacemarks.kml

should get loaded when displaying this map theme.

Unfortunately the geodata-tags are only half-way through implemented though 
(and the standard placemarks currently get loaded hardcoded via a simple ugly 
hack). Actually quite a few things specified in the current dgml files don't 
work yet as intended but we are getting closer to completion.
 
The good news is that it should take relatively little work to complete the 
geodata implementation so that you can create arbitrary layers that contain 
geodata tags that reference your own kml-files instead of the 
standardplacemarks.

It looks like Patrick feels motivated to implement this during the next few 
days. However any help on this would certainly be appreciated.

Eventually this would mean that you could associate each map theme with layers 
of KML files and display them automatically each time you open a map theme.

Is that the solution you are after?

Alternatively you could of course create a render plugin where you display 
everything using GeoPainter. While this approach is much more flexible it of 
course would involve some coding.

Of course you can always also visit us at #kde-edu on irc.kde.org and ask 
questions.

Regards,

Torsten





> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Mirko
>
> regards,
> Patrick