Re: [OpenMap Users] Changing Length Units to KM

Hi Matt,

Try:

prefix.units=km or perfix.units=kilometer. You can use either the name
or abbreviation that is set in the Length object.

- Don

On Monday, March 3, 2003, at 04:40 PM, Matt Brennan wrote:

> Hello,
> I am an OpenMap newbie still getting my head around property file
> usage and such. I'm really impressed with the architecture and
> oportunities to customise and extend. Congrats to bbn. :-)
>
> I'd like to set the DistanceMouseMode to display distances in
> kilometers. I can see how to do this programatically but would like to
> use the properties files to do same.
>
> The code (DistanceMouseMode.java) suggests:
>
> prefix.units= < name for Length.java (km, miles, meters, nm) >
>
> I've tried a bunch of things along the lines of:
>
> distanceMouseMode.units=com.bbn.openmap.proj.Length.KM
>
> and various permutations but without success (distance mouse mode is
> included as a component and its .class is set) - miles are still
> displayed!
>
> Any tips here? I guess the key is understanding the properties
> files... eventually. :-)
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> matt
>
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