Ocpn-Draw and Boundary

[bdbcat]

Sean...

I and others agree that if it was only boundaries, it should be in the core.

However, thanks to all the hard work of Jon, this Boundary PlugIn is to become the skeleton of a generalized "drawing" plugin. The idea is that if "persistent drawn boundaries" can be made to work as a PlugIn, then it goes some way toward demonstrating that the PlugIn API is rich enough to support the general drawing overlay case.

Ultimately, we want a PlugIn that works like MS Paint, or GIMP, etc.
- A floating toolbox of pens, icons, paint guns, etc.
- The ability for the user to arbitrarily markup a chart in a georeferenced way.
- Show uncharted reefs, fishing holes, temporary ATONs, etc.
- Data to be stored in a portable format, separate from core navobjs.
- Eventually some crowd-sourcing infrastructure, say with squiddio.

That's the idea.....

Dave

[jongough]

Hi,
I have put up a new version of the plugin. This one shows a rollover box when going over a boundary. I have fixed up some issues recovery after crashes and select-ability. There may still be some issues under windows, but I think it works. If you want an installable windows version you will find it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gkqcj9zjg...win32.exe?dl=0

For Linux you will need to compile a version as I have not yet worked out the packaging for it.

Please report issues on github here:
https://github.com/jongough/ocpn_draw_pi/issues

Jon

[rgleason]

I'd like to see:
- Drawing tools for planning purposes
- Ability to create "information" points and then upload to Squiddio or Goodharbor.
- Boundaries with "Ownboat stay inside" and "Ownboat stay outside" settings so that they could be seen and used by Watchman_pi.
- Dead Reckoning Vectors that will show angle and distance.
- Ownboat Dynamic vectors that will move based on nmea input, used for true and apparent wind speed and direction, Current+Drift Dynamic vectors based on calculations and nmea data. (not completely thought out)
- Routing tools that create channels with XTE max.
- Routing tools that use adjustible Radius around points and then draw a tangent on each side for the variable width 'channel'. (allows greater lattitude dependent on botttom conditions etc)

[Gilletarom]

hello jongough,

Originally Posted by jongough

Hi,
I have put up a new version of the plugin. This one shows a rollover box when going over a boundary. .... If you want an installable windows version you will find it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gkqcj9zjg...win32.exe?dl=0

....
Jon

First :
I translated all items of language file in french language. See Crowdin.

Second :
ASUS EeePC 1001H, W 7 starter, O 4.0

I install this version 0.2. The dll is present in plugin folder. But, the plugin is not present in the "Plugin tab". So impossible to use it.

Best regards. Gilletarom.

P.S. : Oups, I understand that this plugin do not run with O4.0.

[rgleason]

Gille if you want me to upload opencpn beta v4.1.412 to file thingie tell me yes. You will need to install in parallel. There is something funny happening with options - setting - charts - vector (missing file) which i told pavel i would trace back, but it works for testing tbis plugin.

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[Gilletarom]

Hello RGleason,

Originally Posted by rgleason

Gille if you want me to upload opencpn beta v4.1.412 to file thingie tell me yes. ...

Why not ! Yes, if you please. And if it is too big, place it in a dropbox.

Best regards

Gilletarom.

[rgleason]

Gille it is up there now 28.7mb in main folder.

[jongough]

Gilletarom,
Is it possible for you to create a pull request against my git repository with your language file so that I can incorporate it?

Thanks
Jon

Originally Posted by Gilletarom

hello jongough,



First :
I translated all items of language file in french language. See Crowdin.

Second :
ASUS EeePC 1001H, W 7 starter, O 4.0

I install this version 0.2. The dll is present in plugin folder. But, the plugin is not present in the "Plugin tab". So impossible to use it.

Best regards. Gilletarom.

P.S. : Oups, I understand that this plugin do not run with O4.0.

[Gilletarom]

Hello Jongough,

I do not know how to incorporate a language file in a plugin.

The specialist for this type of action is Pavel.

So it is to him that you have to go for them.

Best regards. Gilletarom.

[nohal]

Jon...
I will push all the translations to you once you are ready for release. With the first 4.1 beta, I suppose.

Pavel

[Gilletarom]

Hello Jongough, Hello RGleason,

I downloaded the 4.1.412 version on the thingie but I had not had time to run open_draw_pi.

This evening, I make the test.

But impossible to test open_draw. I have no line for this plugin in the "Plugins" tab of the "options" of version 4.1.412 ..

I looked in the opencpn.ini file. Indeed, there is no row for the plugin op_draw_pi in this file.

[jongough]

Hi,
I have put a windows version of OpenCPN 4.1.412 (non-debug) and ocpn_draw_pi (debug and non-debug) up on dropbox.

OpenCPN
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhso5l13on...setup.exe?dl=0

Non-debug ocpn_draw_pi
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hv61hb6329...win32.exe?dl=0

Debug ocpn_draw_pi
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzi9wnmuqr...win32.exe?dl=0

I have tried them on Win 8 and it seems to work. ocpn_draw_pi is still in alpha so it is not really ready to use in real life, but it can be tested. If you have problems or suggestions for changes I would like to hear. Also, this version of OpenCPN is still in pre-beta development, so again, it may or may not work for you.

Jon

[Hakan]

Jon...
I've built yesterday on WinXP using VC2010 and O 4.1.427 including wx3.0. Builds very fine, both release and package. - Great!

I can make the boundaries but when created they are not shown on the chart. The log file says: (The system message text is translated by me)

23:05:12: Loading navobjects from C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\opencpn\OCPNDraw\data\ODnavobj.xml
23:05:12: Done loading ODnavobjects
23:05:12: Error: File"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\opencpn\OCPNDraw\data\ODnavobj.xml.changes" couldn't be deleted (error 32: the file is used by another process.)

(And I don't have it open )

The xml files are attached, pls discard the .pdf extensions

A minor suggestion: Since other plugins are using "..........Application data\opencpn\plugins\...." for there data you could, for consistency reasons, store there as well? I my case it should have been: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\opencpn\plugins\OCPNDraw\data\........xml"

Thanks
Håkan

[bcn]

Jon,

downloaded the files from dropbox.
The debug version will install, but can´t be loaded from OCPN:

9:35:52 AM: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.1.412\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi.dll
9:35:52 AM: Error: Failed to load shared library 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.1.412\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi.dll' (error 126: das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden.) = the indicated module has not been found
9:35:52 AM:    PlugInManager: Cannot load library: C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenCPN 4.1.412\plugins\ocpn_draw_pi.dll

Uninstall works as intended.
The error message is perhaps a bit misleading as the .dll is in place.
The plain version does install and shows up.

Installer:
tries to install at /OpenCPN and pointing it to the correct OpenCPN 4.1.412 path proposes to install under .....OpenCPN 4.1.412/OpenCPN/ so editing is required.

This a behavior we have seen with other Plug-ins, so something is wrong with the discovery of the latest install in environments with parallel installs.

[bcn]

Jon,

is there a help file/manual with features/intended behavior?

I can draw a boundary (click the button in tool bar to start).

The lines will be shown and right clicking ends the process.
Once finished the bounderies are not visble any longer, just the markers.
Stays this way after restart of OCPN.

After a click during the drawing process the cursor will jump to some more or less distant point - have not figured out the "logic" of the target.

Can provoke a sticker with mouse-over, but it will disappear almost instantaneously. Discovery radius too small?

Hubert