Surpress Line Selection

Roger Edrinn
Roger Edrinn Global Mapper UserTrusted User
edited December 2007 in Suggestion Box
For reasons I don't understand, Global Mapper and the GPS prefer lines over areas. It would be helpful if I could surpress all lines if I'm trying to select an area. Perhaps holding the shift key.

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  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited November 2007
    If you hold down the 'P' key when selecting then only the area at the given location will be selected.
  • Roger Edrinn
    Roger Edrinn Global Mapper User Trusted User
    edited December 2007
    global_mapper wrote: »
    If you hold down the 'P' key when selecting then only the area at the given location will be selected.
    Doesn't work for me. I have the Feature Info tool selected, hold down P, and as before it selects a line.

    Must not have understood. ;)

    Thanks
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited December 2007
    I was talking about in the Digitizer Tool, not the Feature Info tool. You can also disable the selection of line features altogether in all tools by disabling line selection on the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog.

    Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • Roger Edrinn
    Roger Edrinn Global Mapper User Trusted User
    edited December 2007
    global_mapper wrote: »
    I was talking about in the Digitizer Tool, not the Feature Info tool. You can also disable the selection of line features altogether in all tools by disabling line selection on the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog.
    So why is this "feature" different with different tools? We should have universal tool/switch behavior.

    Thanks
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited December 2007
    I think I agree in this case, I'll get this functionality added to the Feature Info tool as well and point you at a new build when it is ready.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • Roger Edrinn
    Roger Edrinn Global Mapper User Trusted User
    edited December 2007
    global_mapper wrote: »
    I think I agree in this case, I'll get this functionality added to the Feature Info tool as well and point you at a new build when it is ready.
    Awesome!!! :)
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited December 2007
    I have completed making the 'P' key cause only areas to be selected with the Feature Info tool. I have placed a new build at http://www.globalmapper.com/global_mapper9.zip with the change for you to try. Simply download that file and extract the contents into your existing v9.xx installation folder to give it a try.

    Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • Roger Edrinn
    Roger Edrinn Global Mapper User Trusted User
    edited December 2007
    Mike

    Works great, although I wonder why "P"? But hey, that's being ungrateful.

    Thanks
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited December 2007
    It's P for "polygon" or "point-in-polygon". Plus P was not being used for anything else in those contexts yet.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • Roger Edrinn
    Roger Edrinn Global Mapper User Trusted User
    edited December 2007
    Holding "P" selects areas AND lines.

    With the edit tool, I held down the P key and rubber banded around a mixed group of lines and areas. The tool selected all the features, not just the areas as expected, Huh???

    Is their a way to just select just areas in a mixed context?

    Thanks
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited December 2007
    The 'P' key only applies for single click selection, it is not used for box selection. I would suggest just going to the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog and disabling selection from line features so that lines will not be selected when you are working with your area features.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com

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