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Re: Downloaded map doesn't show all layers and use of term Quintiles

 

I think the usual terminology for this would be "Equal counts".

Quintiles is not the correct word though, except when the population would
be divided into 5 parts.

Regards,
Jason



On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> yes we could easily use SVG for icons and then embed them in the download.
> Only problem is that IE8, which we still officially support, uses viewport
> to render maps and does not support SVG out of the box. Eventually we will
> scrap support for IE8 but not immediately..
>
> Lars
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Daniel Bridges <
> dbridges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  Jan,
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback. Guessed that there would be a good reason for
>> the facility layer not showing. I know that in theory it should be easy to
>> perform a screen capture, but unfortunately I think this might be hard to
>> ensure people can make a screen capture and remember to do so just for this
>> use case. I am no programmer, but if there is a way to make this happen I
>> think it would help a lot of users who otherwise will think the system is
>> broken and perhaps not engage with it as a result.
>>
>> Would it also be possible to add in a pdf download option for maps as it
>> can be higher definition (like the data visualiser downloads)?
>>
>> 'Equal numbers' would help a lot - thanks....
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On 11/04/13 11:42, Jan Henrik Øverland wrote:
>>
>> The facility layer is different from the other layers as it displays
>> images by reference, i.e. the images are not SVG shapes. We know a lot of
>> users want to create facility maps, and it might be possible to include
>> them in the download somehow, but so far we have not prioritized it as
>> there is a print screen button on most keyboards..
>>
>>  "Quantiles" is the "correct" term as far as I know, but I agree that it
>> might be confusing. Let's change it to "Equal numbers".
>>
>>  Jan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Daniel Bridges <
>> dbridges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi DHIS team,
>>>
>>> Not sure if this is deliberate or not, but not all layers (facility
>>> layer and google background) are shown when one downloads a map (v2.11).
>>> Would it be possible for these layers to appear (or not) in the download
>>> based on whether that layer is toggled on or off? All other layers seem to
>>> work this way. Any chance this can be unified? Perhaps the google image is
>>> too big, but a lot of users want to create facility maps...
>>>
>>> I was also wondering if the automatic legend method currently termed
>>> 'Quintiles' would be more user friendly if termed 'Equal numbers'? Many are
>>> confused by this term.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dan
>>>
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