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Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2011-02-15 09:10:48 - Chart Details
	Hi SOLings, why have we hidden islands now? In the past you were able to see every SLI in every zoomlevel. Now they pop up suddenly when you zoom in. See attached examples… ciao Bernd Attachments without_island_.jpg (188.8 KB)
Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2011-02-15 09:11:22 - Re: Chart Details
	2nd pic Attachments with_island.jpg (190.9 KB)
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2011-02-15 09:29:26 - Re: Chart Details
	We have a new chart system that allows easier race setup and also higher resolution maps without bandwidth/performance penalty. The drawback is that the client need to switch to lower resolution charts when zoomed out. This system has been in place alongside the "old style" charts since middle of December IIRC.
Posted by Arthur Posts 32 Registered at 2008-12-23 14:43:47	2011-02-15 13:13:32 - Re: Chart Details
	Makes me wonder: If zoomed out and no islands in my way on my screen, are we able to jump that SLI? Guess not, but must give a weird instrument panel: Suddenly BS=0, TWA=0. Arthur If you're still in control, you're not going fast enough.
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2011-02-15 13:36:26 - Re: Chart Details
	No, if zoomed out there might be unseen islands. In most cases this is not a problem because most islands are where you naturally want to be zoomed in.
Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2011-02-15 14:48:30 - Re: Chart Details
	thx Kalle Sniff just learned it the hard way
Posted by Rod Posts 392 Registered at 2010-06-24 22:30:48	2011-02-20 18:41:49 - Re: Chart Details
	Is it possible to have a download of the map for a given race occurring ONCE ONLY at time of registering for a race? Then only the boat positions and tracks, and weather, would need to be downloaded at each 1 min or 1/4 min update? This should reduce server load and allow for more frequent updates? This is a real "bugbear" for those of us 'Practice racing' If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2011-02-20 21:24:59 - Re: Chart Details
	No it would not be that easy actually, however most browsers will cache the tiles locally after the initial download.

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