| QUOTE (jholly @ September 02, 2013 12:31 am) |
| How about a configurable list of states and number of finds per state? Currently I have six states I would like to highlight, perhaps one to three per state. The exclude is possible but that list would be 125 or more long and a nightmare to maintain. Without some means of controlling the caches the map tends to be a group in one location. I would like to spread it out and highlight other states that might not be so high. |
When using the plugin to show a map of the highest caches I found myself during my summer holiday, I also experienced that it is quite difficult to limit the map to a specific region.
What I therefore have been considering myself lately is adding macro parameters "state=", "country=" and "county=" Together with the existing "num=" this would make it possible to easily show the highest X caches in a specific state(s), count(y/ies) or countr(y/ies).
However, the num=X would still apply to the combined set of e.g. states. So if you would want the 5 highest caches of California and Nevada, you may still get 4 or even 5 caches in California because all caches in Nevada are lower than these 5 in California.
If I understand you correctly you would want e.g. the top 3 of each state, so for 6 states 18 caches would be shown?
If that is the case, I have to think about whether I can easily add that, because I suspect it will become a lot more complex, also in how to present this in the output. E.g. should I then show 6x a marker with (1) on the map?
I suspect I will start with adding the region-limiting macro parameters first, and then maybe add this later.
If the additional macro parameters are implemented, an alternative could be to use the plugin multiple times, so you get multiple maps (e.g. one for each state).
Feedback is appreciated.