DESIGN PRINCIPALS Platform / Monitor Audience One Trick Pony/multiple Windows Thematic Maps in own window vs info only Base maps Images
Jun 21, 2015
DESIGN PRINCIPALS Platform / Monitor Audience One Trick Pony/multiple Windows Thematic Maps in own window vs info only Base maps Images
TECHNIQUES TO CREATE WORKSPACES IN MAP INFO PROFESSIONAL Zoom Layering Close any unused tables Use multiple, named windows Any table can be searched for all attributes
regardless of indexing (newer versions) Use Workspace Packager tool
Create new folder Save workspace there Copy entire folder into ProViewer executable folder
ZOOM LAYERING Removes clutter/adds detail Color attributes Over raster Note zoom level/scale at extents , mid zoom and detail
zoomAdd second instance of tables for contextBe sure each instance is properly labeled
USE SELECT QUERIES TO ADD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF TABLES Select * from Parcels where
ZoningCode="AG" into Farm_Zones Change style such as Green boarder if
all parcels are shown, order subsets above the base in layer control
For Zoom layering, You can add the same table multiple times, use Style Override to change attributes to fit context of zoom level
LABELING RULES
CURSOR HOVER BEHAVIOR – UPPERMOST LAYER UNDER THE CURSOR
ALLOW MULTIPLE LABELS
LABEL ALL
WORKSPACE PACKAGER TOOL
Create new destination folder first in MapInfo Pro Run the tool Copy entire folder into ProViewer executable folder Save workspace there
WORKSPACE PACKAGER TOOL
USEFUL FEATURES IN PROVIEWER OLE tool Zoom mouse wheel Label tool Hot Link
OLE TOOL
LABEL TOOL, ATTRIBUTE SET IN THE WORKSPACE MI PRO
HOT LINK, OPEN MEDIA AND URLS Displays photos in default viewer Opens web pages Opens media in their native program
(e.g.power point) Equalizer Photos - Export Attachment
CSV
HOT LINK, OPEN MEDIA AND URLS
EXPORT OPERATION
LIMITATIONS / WORKAROUNDS / CAUTIONS Can not Copy attribute data from records Can not browse selection, open browser in workspace No query capability, design in workspace Shape Files Can be used in Workspace, but must first be
opened in Mi Pro and have a TAB file (Cannot open directly in ProViewer)
Opening new tables from ProViewer will open a new mapper. Closing a table cannot be reopened as layer Find function-can confuse end user, but has same flexibility
as Mi Pro Once an object has been labeled, it cannot be
undone/erased/cleared, workaround- close and reopen the workspace.
PRINTING
ANATOMY OF A WORKSPACE FILE !Workspace !Version 950 !Charset WindowsLatin1 Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\Parcels" As PARCELS Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\sectnums" As SECTNUMS Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\Zoning" As Zoning Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\airport" As AIRPORT Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\draintxt" As DRAINTXT Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\comment" As COMMENT Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\STRET_nm" As STRET_nm Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\City_lim" As City_lim Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\PARC_ID_current" As PARC_ID_current Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\Rowfill" As Rowfill Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\PARC_DIM_current" As PARC_DIM_current
Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\Union-Twp.TAB" As Union_Twp Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\CNTYRDTX" As CNTYRDTX Interactive Open Table "Workspace Packager\Rental\allroads_073v8a" As allroads_073v8a Interactive Open Table "V:\Assessing\Attachments\2013 Attachments" As _2013_Attachments
Interactive Select * from Zoning where active = 1 into Zoning_Active noselect order by
Ordinance_Number Select * from PARCELS into Parcels_Yellow noselect
HOW TO VIEW
DISSEMINATION
WORKSPACE PACKAGER
CAUTION, CREATE DESTINATION FOLDER PRIOR TO RUNNING
FILE PATH RELATIVE Use relative paths whenever prompted
for them
RASTER FILES Printing can be glitchy Rasters and Thematic maps don’t play
well together Zoom Level setting can avoid redraws
by turning off when zoomed out