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1. 14 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide For a line width of 1 the designated line styles are not supported Warning The more complex a line gets the more chances it will loose display quality as the width of the line increases omc eae a a E OO A A ne o m M M A HERA MATE AAA AAA A EA Cy Unsupported line style 3 1 3 Regions Polygons A Regions Geometry The more complex a region polygon gets the more it can cause undetermined effects to the display quality and lengthen the display delay The use of MapInfo 6 5 Generalize function or of the MapLogix topological map editing utility can be a solution to simplifying polygonal objects a Regions Style e All fill patterns and colors are supported Border styles follow the same restrictions as line styles See previous page Full transparency is supported if applied to a layer as an override or by way of a thematic Transparency applied directly to the objects themselves is not supported e Some restrictions apply if transparency is applied as a pattern s background No background color In order to be fully effective the effect must be applied to the objects themselves If applied as an override or by way of a thematic the foreground color will automatically revert to black 15 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide Region Style Xx Fill Pattern old Fill patterns and i colors Supported M Background O Restrictions apply2. Update an existing project na Data license agreement V By checking this bos you confirm that the utilization licenses of your data are in agreement with the use that will be done with Fush n see A UY 30 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 1 Push n See server configuration To connect to a Push n See server the user must first define the following three parameters Y The Push n See server itself Y The user name to access Push n See v The password to access Push n See The Add button will allow to create a new server configuration To configure a server the user must know the complete address to the Push n See publication module URL and own a valid user name and password To each configured server a name can be attributed to facilitate identification server configuration a x Server name PO URL Addes a User Mame PO Password fT cos The URL address must have the following form http ServerName or IPaddress Port Context publisher It is important not to forget the publisher string which designates the publication module The user name and password corresponding to the Push n See server will have been given to you by the system administrator or if evaluating the application by e mail from KOREM s support team When all fields are filled up approprietly make sure to click on the Save button for the parameters to be preserved You will NOT need to recon
3. For the application to be able to read Maplnfo s hotlink function s parameters the following conditions must be observed 1 Activate the function on objetcs only 2 Check the Save options to table metadata option This way MapInfo will write the Hotlink parameters into the table s TAB file hence allowing the application to read the necessary information CANADA HotLink Options Filename Expression UAL T File locations are relative to table location Activate HotLink or 1 n o Labels gt 6 Objects 2 Labels amp Objects cerca Heb However MapInfo will not keep more then one hotlink definition To work around this limitation proceed in the following manner 1 Activate the Hotlink function on a first field as indicated here above 2 Open your table s TAB file in any text editor such as WordPad The hotlink is defined in four lines under the metadata section as underlined in the following example table version 300 charset WindowsLatinl Definition Table Type NATIVE Charset WindowsLatinl Fields 3 Bureau Char 20 Index 1 Adresse Char 120 WEB Char 120 ReadOnly begin metadata ActiveObject ActiveObject Expr URL ActiveObject Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject Relative FALSE XIsReadonly FALSE end metadata 27 Push n See 4 The MapInfo User Guide Cut and paste these four lines as many times as you have hotlinks t
4. In the case where there would be more than one opened window the application would only read the settings of the first map window it encounters in the wor file Also note that Push n See considers as opened even a 32 Qcmun Hap Edel Ed reduced window 2 1 Map Windows To assure preserving the appearence of your MapInfo map you must make sure that your map window s width and height correspond to Push n See s map window s size as defined during configuration of the application mapWidth xxx et mapHeight xxx You should always keep in mind that the view you have in your map window when saving the workspace will be the initial view at startup in Push n See Although Push n See remembers the MapInfo view settings zoom level and x y center coordinates these parameters are related to the window s size In consequence of which the effect will not be the same if the window s size is different and your project s initial view might be entirely different In order to avoid this make sure to adjust your MapInfo map window s size to the Push n See parameters To adjust with precision your map window s width and height you can type a line of command of this form in your MapBasic window Set Window FrontWindow Width x Units pt Set Window FrontWindow Height x Units pt Point units quite resemble pixel units as used in Push n See The Map Change view option and the button in the toolbar can both allow you to set the des
5. data they contain would not be displayed in the map while MapXtreme Java can not read these file formats MapInfo version 2 x format is supported Raster tables should be composed of a tab file AND either a jpg gif bmp or a 256 indexed colors tiff For better performance the use of 256 indexed colors tiff is recommended e Vertical Mapper numerical and classified grids are supported GRD and GRC References to an ODBC Open Data Base Connexion have no effect in the application They will not be preseved 1 2 Content 1 2 1 Table Names As usual file names should not contain any special character or accent It should also never start with a number or be composed of too many characters A maximum of 31 characters 1 2 2 Field Types Logical Fields Although a workspace containing one or many fields of logical type can be published without problem you should know that such a type of data should not serve as base data for a MapInfo thematic map They would not be displayed On the other hand such fields can be used to create a thematic online Push n See s Thematic Map Wizard 1 2 3 Index It is important to index the fields that may be used for either the Geo Search or Join Data functions In the case of the Geo Search one will only be able to perform a search on a table S indexed fields As for the Join Data function the join itself can only be performed using an indexed field In consequence of which
6. use the original GRID file created during interpolation This file only is read by the Push n See server and any modifications made using the Modify Thematic Map option and written in the WOR file will be ignored To make any modifications to your thematic you must actually recreate a new GRID file by starting over with the whole interpolation process Also note that the legend of a thematic grid will not be displayed 3 3 5 Legend Options Title Font Option not supported gt Subtitle Font Option not supported Border Style Option not gt supported Legend Title Title Font A Subtitle subtitle Font Border Style Title Subtitle Restore Default Title and Labels Customize Legend Range Labels Font Aa 0 3 to 0 8 0 8 to 1 9 1 9 to 2 6 2 6 to 6 31 all others Edit selected range here mE to 0 3 Y Show this Range M Show Record Count coca mp 23 Label Font Option not supported Show this Range Show Record Count Options not supported Push n See 3 4 Labels 3 4 1 Source The MapInfo User Guide Only a single field can be used as the information source for labeling It is not possible to label with any kind of expression Expression Expression Option not ES supported Comme E Operators E Fra 2 3 4 2 Display These label s attributes are not supported by the application v
7. A ANA E amen 17 J22 LAS SO IN e ee end o dada 17 323 Edon MOOC asis da ii 17 SO elec a MO di da 17 ESA O rereeesa eae eas 18 3 26 Display OPTIONS ai AA Saa 18 eMe MIMCIMALICS A EAA AE ET mand nee ais Sa 19 3 REPFESENLOLIOMS ne a tecranceea daa it ES 19 LO O MS Fs Lars eee ee rr eR TOC op PIP E A E a T 19 Seco OMEC Ia eat 20 Bsa SLVIG and Settings ODON aseina aa E a tan utes aden atv bude naee tree oeeetane a ot eee oes 20 OO Leg ena ODUOMS rra ria tla TT 23 HEADS naaa di dd osos 24 E a PA SOURCE Li A A E AA AAA AS AAA AAA A AAA E A 24 A O A 24 AO TOS tds 25 D2 DPE ONS CONS A AA aa 26 4 SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS ecarri A Ad a 27 Aek HO CIA RS cas sree eee ies E aawraa bp ace y pe ee ee SP ee a meee ea epee ene eee eenats 27 4 2 Senda Workspace to PUSIT SOC atte a ears nani ue elit O 2 Balas det a Dae ans lee Raa ate 29 4 2 0 Send the Map Window to PUSO dal ida 29 422 PUDINCALIOM PFOCESS ia EAS 30 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 1 TABLES Tables opened and used by the workspace must absolutely follow these few rules 1 1 Formats and Data Sources e If vectorials the tables should be composed of tab map id and dat or dbf files with or without an ind index file Only dat and dbf descriptive data file formats should be used Other formats such as txt wkl xls or mdb should never be associated with the workspace Although they would be transfered during publication of the workspace the
8. By Option not Diameter 1 em Square Root supported Constant for sum 54 000 000 lt lt Options hod Cancel Help 21 i The MapInfo User Guide Pen and brush style Options not supported Logarithmic Transformation Option not supported Border style Option not supported Logarithmic Transformation Option not supported Push n See The MapInfo User Guide Graduated EA Graduated Symbols Note Options are supported unless indicated otherwise Customize Graduated Symbols Negative Values gt Symbol O T Show Symbol Symbol style at Value fi 100 000 options Supported under conditions mentionned in the corresponding section performance the use of MapInfo symbols is Cancel Help recommended Graduate Size By C Square Root C Constant Logarithmic Transformation Option not supported Individual Individual Values Note Options are supported unless indicated otherwise Customize Individual Styles Individual Value Style options Supported under conditions mentionned in corresponding section of this guide Apply C All Attributes V Use Color Styles Apply Color Only Option not supported cancer top 22 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide This type of thematic representation works according to a different logic and using it implies a few restrictions You must absolutely
9. Maximum labels Y Label partial segments v Label Lines CANADA Label Options Text Style Restrictions apply as mentionned in the following section Label Lines Options not supported 24 Label Partial Objects and Maximum Labels Options not supported Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 3 4 3 Text Styles These visual effects are not supported by the application Y All caps Y Expanded v BOX v Shadow Text Style eat fra s E z Sample THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY Text Color IM ext Color a DOG Background Effects Box CN CH GRE r F eae Option not gt None alo ie Boy Bold Underline il Shadow Supported Esler T Italic I AllCaps I Expanded Shadow All Caps Expanded Options Cancel Help not supported 25 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 3 5 Projections The projection used to display your map Map gt Options gt Projections should as much as possible correspond to the projection of the tables As mentionned in a previous section the more different projections are used the more time will be necessary to display and redraw the map Moreover the use of too many projections can at greater scale resduce the display precision This can be observed both in MapInfo and Push n See Also note that the Non Earth category is to be avoided while it is not an actual projection 26 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 4 SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS 4 1 Hotlinks
10. Save it to a MapInfo native table instead 8 Use these thematic mapping methods Individual values Ranges Graduated Symbols Pie Charts Bar Charts SAWN NEN 9 Make effective use of zoom layering on layers and labels 10 Use automatic labeling based on a single field and avoid expressions 1 The word workspace designates a MapInfo work session i e the WOR file containing the description of the work session including each opened table or window along with their dispay attributes and layout settings Push n See The MapInfo User Guide Push n See The MapInfo User Guide TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION occasion dad s 3 E TABLES A A A PER 7 EL FORmats ana Data SOUFCES enua E A AA 7 E A e A eee te ee ee CE ee er eT Ce nT Ter ee ore 7 E21 Tale Names sosa a 7 1 22 Field IY PSS icuenedshatiascccanscarenavacdant Gatesiunmarsoneosecsennk anenateagerse ceeteedaaeesonienecceans seenakedaneseseatasaausensenteneanean 7 Lo ata gt Coen ee cee ete RO err 7 L24 Seamless Tables ii AS a a Ta a A a a 8 1 25 Selechions lt anG Dynamic JO MS diarias 8 LS PO CIONES Rama ate ey oh en Re eee eae eee 9 Zo WINDOWS cano aa 11 2 1 Map WINGOWS a O il 11 2 2 Legend WINdOW Sa a oa 12 2 3 Layout WINCOWS aci A A E 12 AAA A O A dae 12 Di BLOWSer AMINO WS aia a Aaa 12 20 REGISERICE WINdOWS A A A AA 12 3 MAPS iii A A A A A A AA A 13 Sy ay Crs CON a RES an 13 3 2 Layer Control Options ssia tdci 17 2 LAGOS MEUG AY CM A AAA A NI AA AA AA
11. THE MAPINFO USER GUIDE Push n See The MapInfo User Guide Push n See The MapInfo User Guide INTRODUCTION Here are a few recommendations addressing the MapInfo user and regarding the proper organization of a workspace to be published with Push n See While MapXreme Java and the Push n See application do not yet support every MapInfo option and function this document will guide the MapInfo user Push n See Author to work more efficiently and avoid a certain number of problems These recommendations concern three aspects of a MapInfo work session the tables formats and content the windows map windows graph windows browser windows layout windows and legends and the map itself layers thematics and labels We invite you to follow these recommendations in order to optimize your project s performances and ensure the intergrity of your MapInfo workspace 1 Avoid the use of spaces accented or particular characters in file names 2 Use native MapInfo tables or Vertical Mapper grids no selections or dynamic links 3 Use properly registered raster images 4 Display a map window which dimensions correspond as closely as possible to the application s to preserve your map s interactivity 5 Use tables of point line or region objects 6 Preferably use fonts delivered with MapInfo Professiona or refer to the documentation for proper use of custom ones 7 Avoid storing important information in the cosmetic layer
12. aluate during 30 davs the KOREM evaluation server during thirty days i cae A user with an access to a Push n See server will be able to immediately use the full version of the application By checking the Don t display anymore option he will prevent from displaying this page in further uses of the application He will then be redirected to the main publication page as described below The Continue button will lead him to the first step of the publication process A user without an access code to Push n See will have to use the evaluation version By clicking on the Evaluate during 30 days button he will be redirected to a registration form When completed the user will receive a temporary user name and password from KOREM s support team These will allow him to proceed with the publication of his MapInfo workspace this time using the full version of the application The process is then exactly the same as for the regular user The temporary user name and password are valid for a duration of thirty 30 days 4 2 2 Publication Process To launch the publication process click on the Continue button in the here above window Five easy steps are to be taken Publish to Push n see E x Connection to Push n See server Server Name MyServer Add Modify Delete User Mame Mapinto map window publication e Password gt Publish a new map J
13. ey are applied in the workspace as Style Override Menu Map gt Layer Control gt Display gt Style Override or by way of a thematic Menu Map gt Create Thematic Map Make sure they have been uploaded on the server in a gif or jpg format Ask the System Administrator E Symbols Style e Backgrounds are supported only if applied as an override Map menu gt Layer Control gt Display gt Style Override or by way of a thematic Map menu gt Create Thematic Map e These visual effects are not supported Y Rotation angle Y Drop shadow Y Bold 13 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide a Symbol Style All MapInfo fonts supported gt Font Mapinfo Symbols x fi 12 ad Symbol eo Rotation angle Color es Not supported Rotation Angle o deg Background None C Halo Border Sample Effects I Drop Shadow Co Visual Effects F Not supported Bold UU Background Options Supported only if applied as an override or by way of a thematic Cancel Help 3 1 2 Lines Lines Style Linear objects can be of any color and width All styles are not supported Line Style All line styles are not supported see bottom of page for details Style Interleaved effect Color Sample not supported All colors supported Width f Pixels __ 2l C Foints j2 It is recommanded to vary a line width using pixels rather than points e
14. figure the server at each use of this application From the Publish to Push n See interface the user will be able at any time to Y Configure a new Push n See server Add button Y Modify an existing configuration Modify button Y Delete an existing configuration Delete button Publication of a MapWindow Two choices are offered Y Publish a new map creation of a new Push n See project based on the current map window v Update an existing project selection of an existing project to be updated based on the current map window Select the appropriate option Data license agreement By checking this option the user accept the conditions as described in the dialog box Publication can only proceed if the option is checked Analyse of the workspace Check this option for the workspace to be analysed prior to publication This allow the user to confirm that its properties and content are compatible with the application The analysis will be launched as soon as the Publish button is clicked The user will be asked to save the analysis report to the desired directory then the analysis itself will be carried out Once completed the user will be able to consult the result by either reading the content of the MapInfo message window or consulting the saved report After the analysis the user will have the possibility to carry on with the publication or to cancel the process to bring modifications to the wor
15. ired zoom level scale and x y center of your map window Change View x oom Mindon width Map Scale 1 cm 3 446 km Center of Window s 73 7223 deg r 45 5220 deg Cancel Help 11 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 2 2 Legend Windows Both the cartographic and thematic legend are supported by the application You will need to specify which your workspace Project is using in the Design Map Properties section of the Project Module 2 3 Layout Windows Layout windows are not supported by the application 2 4 Graph Windows Graph windows are not supported by the application 2 5 Browser Windows Browser windows are not supported by the application 2 6 Redistrict Windows Redistrict windows are not supported by the application 12 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 3 MAPS 3 1 Layers Content gt Layers can contain any type of points symbols 53 lines gt or regions E Restrictions may apply regarding their display attributes See further sections for details e The tables should contain no text object A This of course does not apply to automatic labelling e Collection objects Combination of polygons regions X Combination of lines polylines X Combination of points X Combination of different types of objects X 3 1 1 Symbols es Symbols Types e All MapInfo Symbols are supported e Custom Symbols MapInfo s or your own can be used by the application only if th
16. ject3 Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject3 Relative FALSE The hotlink field s name i e the name of the field containing the Hotlink reference URL and defined as follows ActiveObject Expr URL_1 where URL_1 is the name of the field In the following example URL_1 URL_2 and URL_3 each identifies a hotlink field Example ActiveObject1l XActiveO0bjectllExpr URL 1 ActiveObjectl Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObjectl1 Relative FALSE ActiveObject2 ActiveObject2 Expr URL 2 ActiveObject2 Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject2 Relative FALSE ActiveObject3 28 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide XActiveO0bject3lExpr URL 3 ActiveObject3 Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject3 Relative FALSE 5 Save the table and proceed as for a regular publication 4 2 Send a Workspace to Push n See The Send Map Window to Push n See function allows the MapInfo user to send Publish his workspace directly from MapInfo to Push n See It also integrates a workspace analysis tool which will help th user to confirm that the content and properties of his workspace are compatible with the application and thus ensure a successful publication Prior to using this function make sure of two things 1 That the application Scan_PNS_en MBX is installed in the same directory as the Send to Push n See pns
17. kspace 31 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 5 Publish If you have chosen to continue with the publication process you will be redirected to the corresponding window of either of the regular publication or update process Proceed as for a standard publication or update 32
18. mbx application 2 That only one map window is opened 4 2 1 Send the Map Window to Push n See The image below shows how to access the application from within the MapInfo environment Map gt Send To gt Send MapWindow to Push n See MapInfo Professional l ES File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help E ee i EFE A gt XN a14 Creat Prism op z se ans Create Thematic Map Modify Thematic Map Create Legend Change View Clone view Previous View View Entire Layer Glear Custom Labels Save Cosmetic Objects Glear Gosmetic Layer Set Glip Region Clip Region On Digitizer Setup Options A ai Send To d Send Map Window to Push n See Saint R dempteut we Zoom 32 00km Editing None Selecting None 29 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide When launching the application the following window appears Send a Map Window to Push n See y 3 x Full featured version You own a Push n See server This tool will enable you to publish e a map window from Maplnfo Professional R to a Push n See project j Dont display Checking the box next to this message will disable the display of the message anymore 30 day evaluation You do not own a Push n See server and wish to evaluate its network publication features Please click the button next to this message in order to register and obtain the connection parameters that will allow you to use Ev
19. o be defined table Iversion 300 charset WindowsLatinl Definition Table Type NATIVE Charset WindowsLatinl Fields 3 Bureau Char 20 Index 1 Adresse Char 120 WEB Char 120 ReadOnly begin metadata de ActiveObj eat ey eae a ActiveObject Expr ActiveObject Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ W URL W ActiveObject Relative FALSE y XNActive0bj scr uu ActiveObject Expr URL ActiveObject Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject Relative FALSE ActiveObject ActiveObject Expr URL ActiveObject Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject Relative FALSE TsReadOnly FALSE end metadata For each Hotlink modify the following two elements Y The Hotlink identifier define by the ActiveObject string For the application to differenciate each hotlink the identifiers must be unique In the following example each hotlink definition is identified by a number ActiveObject1 ActiveObject2 ActiveObject3 For each Hotlink definition make sure to modify all corresponding four lines Example ActiveObjecti ActiveObject1 Expr URL ActiveObjectl Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObjectl1 Relative FALSE ActiveObject2 ActiveObject2 Expr URL ActiveObject2 Mode HOTLINK MODE OBJ ActiveObject2 Relative FALSE ActiveObject3 ActiveObject3 Expr URL ActiveOb
20. ot be displayed in Push n See On the other hand one will be able to create an on line thematic using the Push n See Thematic Map Wizard A thematic should not refer to anything else but a unique field Operations between tables or fields Expression or Join are not recognized by the application Create Themati Select a Table and a Field Ignore Zeroez or Blanks T lonore Zeroez or Blanks lt Back Next gt Cancel Help lt Back Next gt Cancel Help References to an ODBC Open Data Base Connexion have no effect in the application They will not be preseved Bivaried thematics are not supported by the application 19 Push n See 3 3 3 Objects Style Symbols The same restrictions apply as described in the previous section gt l Lines The same restrictions apply as described in the previous section Regions The same restrictions apply as described in the previous section 3 3 4 Style and Settings Options Ranges Note Options are supported unless indicated otherwise Customize Range Styles Auto Spread Color C None Styles g 40 000 to 1 020 000 Click on Style Buttons at Style options leftto change styles Supported under conditions p mentionned in this guide s corresponding section Style for All Others Range m O
21. s not available within the application 3 2 4 Selection Mode ale hk This option is supported and the parameters will remain as defined in the MapInfo workspace The following Push n See tools require layers to be selectable v Information Y Drilldown Y Hotlink Y Selections 17 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide If planning to use any of these tools make sure to set the appropriate layers selectable 3 2 5 Automatic Labels Automatic Labels are supported and will respect the labels parameters under the further mentionned conditions See the corresponding section of this guide 3 2 6 Display Options WORLDCAP Display Display Mode M Style Override W Display within Zoom Range Min Zoom Jo 000 km Mas oor 20 000 km Style override options Supported under the further mentionned restrictions according to each obiect tvpe oor Layering Zoom layering Supported T Show Line Direction T Show Nodes T Show Centroids Show line direction nodes and centroids Options not supported Cancel Help 18 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 3 3 Thematics 3 3 1 Representations Push n See supports the following types of thematic representations Ranges Graphiques en barres Graphiques en secteurs Graduated Symbols Individual Values 3 3 2 Source Data Logical fields must not be used in the creation of any kind of MapInfo thematic maps It would n
22. to 10 000 Auto Spread Style by RGB O HSY Inflection Inflection at none Se Apply C All Attributes lt lt Options cancer ep 20 The MapInfo User Guide Apply Color Only Option not supported Push n See Bar Ghart Bar Charts Note Options are supported unless indicated otherwise Region style options Supported under conditions mentionned in corresponding section Customize Bar as E X Fields Orientation Brush mf Pop_1990 Ll 7 4 DE THE Donn es empil es Stacked option non support e Chart Type Bar Attributes gt 2 Stacked ja Grad Y ated S tact Border Pen oe Multiple Bars Independent Scales Frame Brush ind da Chart Dimensions Graduate Size By ingdependantes l p gt TAR Ro on C Square Root option non supportee Constant at value 30 000 000 Log Width fi lt lt Options Cancel Help Ka Pie Chart Pie Charts Note Options are supported unless indicated otherwise Region style options Supported under conditions mentionned in corresponding section Customize Pie T X x Fields Orientation Brush ejej ej Pop_1990 f gt Lol el Pie Attributes Start Angle 180 Chart Type M Clockwise gt M Graduated Half Pies BorderPen gt lt Half Pies Pie Dimensions Graduate Size
23. to the use of transparency No Border styles follow Style a a E ee 2 the same rules as the gt Color linear object styles Width See corresponding Pixels _ _ section for details C Points J02 Border Sample Cancel Help 16 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 3 2 Layer Control Options Layer Control El Cosmetic Layer gt peon ol Not supported objects Cosmetic Layer Vv O ME will not be displayed ORLDLSP Iv Vv Mv GRID10 4 ua Cancel Ranges by Pop_Gra_Rt a a M Display and Label ORLE m v i Display options Supported T Nm under the conditions mentionned in corresponding sections Label Thematic Hotlink options Supported For more precision on the use of this option see the corresponding section of this guide HotLink HELPER Help Layers Reorder Add Remove l Up Mor 3 2 1 Cosmetic Layer The cosmetic layer is not supported by the application Any objects it may contain will not be drawn in the map Hence the importance of keeping it clear of any information which might be of some importance for your project 3 2 2 Layer s Visibility Layer s visibility will remain as defined in the MapInfo workspace and will respect the zoom layering settings Proper use of zoom layering will increase the performances of a cartographic project Display time 3 2 3 Edition Mode The edition mode i
24. ynamic Joins e SQL queries are not supported To be preserved they should be saved in a MapInfo native format TAB Use MapInfo s File Save Copy As option e A table must not contain any column resulting from a dynamic join between tables or fields Such a column is only temporary and cannot be used by Push n See When using the Table Update Column Join function make sure to update a pre existing column and to save the resulting information with the table before leaving MapInfo File Save Table or Save Copy As Not Update Column Fa su pported Table to Update Column to Update Get Value From Table MUNICIPALITE Join Calculate value b of MUS CO_GEO bs M Browse Results Cancel Help Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 1 3 Projections It is important to reduce the number of different projections used for the various tables layered in a map The more different projections are used the more time will be necessary to display and redraw the map Moreover the use of too many projections can at greater scale resduce the display precision This can be observed both in MapInfo and Push n See Also note that the Non Earth category is to be avoided while it is not an actual projection Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 10 Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 2 WINDOWS It is important that only one map window be opened at a time in the workspace while the application will recall only one
25. your table s unique identifier Geographic identifer must reside in an indexed field On the other hand it is not recommanded to index too many fields The IND file can rapidly become very heavy and thus significantly increase the publication time as well as take up valuable space on the server Then it is best to only index fields which are necessary to the above mentioned functions Push n See The MapInfo User Guide 1 2 4 Seamless Tables In the case of a workspace using seamless tables the base tables forming it should be opened in a No View mode and saved with the workspace They will not be visible in the Layer Control but it will be possible to query them at any time Ll Push n See will be unable to use a seamless table if its base tables are not present in the workspace Moreover the tables on which the seamless table is based must be located in the exact same directory as the seamless table itself and the No Path option must absolutely be checked in the Seamless Tables Preferences Explorer a Canada El EA ex T Iles TAB 2 ParceMarin TAB Fe Lacs TAB FE ParcsNational TAB Fe L gendeFronti res TAB fF Provinces TAB F L gendeRoutes TAB Riividres TAB F L gendevilles TAB FE Routes TAB F linda TAB FE villes TAB Seamless Mana E4 Table Path C Full Path gt JLacs TAB Maplnfo tab Annuler Aide Cancel Preferred View 1 2 5 Selections and D
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