WWKontrol

Canosso made a Plugin which allows you to control World Wind and gives you an overview of your current position. The script works only for World Wind 1.3.2 and higher, it's called WWKontrol. Please download one this three file the wwkontrol.zip (The large version with scrollbars for each input option), wwkontrolsmall.zip (Version without scrollbar) or wwkontroltiny.zip (Tiny version with tiny images) from below and unzip it into your World Wind directory.

The Code for the compass rotation was taken from Image Rotation in .NET By James T. Johnson, http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/rotateimage.asp.

To start it, choose Plugins and load there WWKontrol. Afterwards choose in the Tool menu, the item WWKontrol. Now will see a form with a Compass Rose, "Tiltilator", Mini World Map, a few scrollbars and a lot of buttons, in all different colors.

With the Small and Tiny Version you will get an error message "Input string was not in the correct format" if you start at Latitude 0 Longitude 0, move the earth slightly, then the form will be shown. This is only for this point and I wasn't able to bypass this error.

Go to an other altitude: In the large version you can use the horizontal scrollbar (0 to 44646956 metres) on top for the Altitude change, in the other version you can input the Altitude, use the vertical scrollbar (0 to 1 million metres) on the left, the Descend, Ascend buttons or the buttons for different altitudes (15 K= 15000 metres, 100 K= 100000 metres, 1 M= 1 million metres, 10 M= 10 million metres and Outer Space=44646956 metres). There is no graphical information available for the Altitude.

Change the heading: In the large version you can use the horizontal scrollbar with white background below the input fields for the Heading change, in the other version you can input the Heading, press the West H, East H buttons. If you want to view North, press the View North button.

The current heading will be shown with the Compass Rose. You can also change the heading by click on the compass rose. The heading degrees starting from top to bottom, after click the rose will changed, if you click left the heading will be minus otherwise plus.

Change the tilt: Sorry, there is a large interference between the Tilt and the Altitude, with any Tilt the Altitude buttons, scrollbars and input fields will not work. Heading, Latitude and Longitude work. The only possibility to solve the problem, is to press the No Tilt-button go to the wished Altitude and then set the Tilt again, sorry for the inconvenience.

In the large version you can use the vertical scrollbar with blue background in the middle for the Tilt change, in the other version you can input the Tilt, press the Tilt, Above buttons. If you want to have no Tilt, press the No Tilt button.

The current tilt will be shown with the "Tiltilator", a blue arrow which widens analogous to your view. The top is 0 to 85, if you click on this arrow the tilt will be changed.

Change the Coordinates: In the large version you can use the vertical scrollbar with red background for Latitude and the horizontal scrollbar with green background for the Longitude change. In the other version you can input the Latitude, the North, South buttons for Latitude change and input the Longitude or press the West, East buttons for Longitude change.

The current coordinates will be shown on the World Map, the tiny presents for two degrees one pixel, the others two one pixel per degree. You can also change the coordinates by click on the world map.

If you moved without the WWKontrol you can insert the current coordinates with Insert the current coordinates.

Insert an URI, GPX Data or DMS Coordinates: Under the Insert Coordinates Menu you'll find 3 items. 1. Insert URI, here you can past an URI in the form, World Wind will go to the coordinates, for this function is the shortcut Crtl+U available. 2. Insert a GPX Track Point, here you can past a GPX Trackpoint in the form, World Wind will go to the coordinates, for this function is the shortcut Crtl+G available. 2. Insert DMS Coordinates, here you can past DMS coordinates in the form, the coordinates should be formatted XX°XX'XX" XX°XX'XX", e.g. 37°49'35" 122°25'18" with the orientation char before or after the coordinates,World Wind will go to the coordinates, for this function is the shortcut Crtl+D available.

These are all input options.

Known Problems

With the Small and Tiny Version you will get an error message "Input string was not in the correct format" if you start at Latitude 0 Longitude 0, move the earth slightly, then the form will be shown. This is only for this point and I wasn't able to bypass this error.

Sorry, there is a large interference between the Tilt and the Altitude, with any Tilt the Altitude buttons, scrollbars and input fields will not work. Heading, Latitude and Longitude work. The only possibility to solve the problem, is to press the No Tilt-button go to the wished altitude and then set the Tilt again, sorry for the inconvenience.

With all buttons except the Altitude buttons, the change of parameters is not correct as it should be, sometimes the change is less or more, that is not my fault, ask Microsoft for there handling of basic arithmetical operations, I'm not interested in starting studies in Microsoft logic, 2.5 plus 0.5 should always be 3 and not 2.9999, there should be no request for changing the kind of variable.


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