Maps Layout: Controls

Owned by Robert Sikorski
Last updated: 23 Mar 2020
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In Earthlight 2020, you can customize the placement of Map Control such as Quick Address Search or Scale Bar.

Most fields in Map Layout: Controls tab represents a section of a map pane where a specified control will be displayed.

  1. Location on the map pane in which the added control will be displayed.

  2. Already added controls will be listed in a filed.

  3. Edit option allows adding/removing Controls to/from a field.

  4. Once the Clear option is used, all fields will be cleared and set into Inherited state.

The Clear button at top of Map Layout: Controls tab will remove all controls set up on a current level (user, group or global) and make all fields to inherit controls configuration from higher levels.

By adding a Map Control to a field, it is possible to customize an interface to your liking.

  • BackdropSelector – Backdrop layers selection pane. Requires Backdrop layers to be set in a Map Properties.

  • GazetteerSearchBox – Quick Address Search.

  • InsetMap – Inset Map window. Requires Inset map path to be set up in User Settings -> General tab.

  • MapRefBox – Grid tile information.

  • ScaleBar – adds scale bar

  • ScaleBox – adds scale box

  • SpinnerBar – displays a spinning circle when map is loading

  • ViewportUnitsBox – allows units to be changed.

  • ViewportWidthDisplayBox – displays current viewport width

  • ViewportZoomBar – allows zooming to the selected area as well as jump between last viewports.

  • Windrose – adds windrose which can also be used to change viewports.

  • XYBox – adds box which displays information about X and Y of the mouse cursor.

  • ZoomButtons – can be used to zoom in or zoom out.

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