ChamplainView

ChamplainView — A ClutterActor to display maps

Synopsis

enum                ChamplainScrollMode;
enum                ChamplainUnit;
struct              ChamplainView;
ClutterActor *      champlain_view_new                  (void);
void                champlain_view_center_on            (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble latitude,
                                                         gdouble longitude);
void                champlain_view_go_to                (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble latitude,
                                                         gdouble longitude);
void                champlain_view_stop_go_to           (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_zoom_in              (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_zoom_out             (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_ensure_visible       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble lat1,
                                                         gdouble lon1,
                                                         gdouble lat2,
                                                         gdouble lon2,
                                                         gboolean animate);
void                champlain_view_ensure_markers_visible
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainBaseMarker *markers[],
                                                         gboolean animate);
void                champlain_view_set_min_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);
gint                champlain_view_get_min_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_max_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);
gint                champlain_view_get_max_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_map_source       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainMapSource *map_source);
ChamplainMapSource* champlain_view_get_map_source       (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_size             (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint width,
                                                         guint height);
void                champlain_view_set_decel_rate       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble rate);
gdouble             champlain_view_get_decel_rate       (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_scroll_mode      (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainScrollMode mode);
ChamplainScrollMode  champlain_view_get_scroll_mode     (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_keep_center_on_resize
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_keep_center_on_resize
                                                        (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_show_license     (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_show_license     (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_zoom_level       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);
gint                champlain_view_get_zoom_level       (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_zoom_on_double_click
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_zoom_on_double_click
                                                        (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_license_text     (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         const gchar *text);
const gchar *       champlain_view_get_license_text     (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_max_scale_width  (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint value);
guint               champlain_view_get_max_scale_width  (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_scale_unit       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainUnit unit);
ChamplainUnit       champlain_view_get_scale_unit       (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_set_show_scale       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_show_scale       (ChamplainView *view);
void                champlain_view_add_layer            (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainLayer *layer);
void                champlain_view_remove_layer         (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainLayer *layer);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_coords_from_event
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ClutterEvent *event,
                                                         gdouble *lat,
                                                         gdouble *lon);
gboolean            champlain_view_get_coords_at        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint x,
                                                         guint y,
                                                         gdouble *lat,
                                                         gdouble *lon);
void                champlain_view_add_polygon          (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainPolygon *polygon);
void                champlain_view_remove_polygon       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainPolygon *polygon);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----ClutterActor
               +----ClutterGroup
                     +----ChamplainView

Implemented Interfaces

ChamplainView implements ClutterScriptable and ClutterContainer.

Properties

  "decel-rate"               gdouble               : Read / Write
  "keep-center-on-resize"    gboolean              : Read / Write
  "latitude"                 gdouble               : Read / Write
  "license-text"             gchar*                : Read / Write
  "longitude"                gdouble               : Read / Write
  "map-source"               ChamplainMapSource*   : Read / Write
  "max-scale-width"          guint                 : Read / Write
  "max-zoom-level"           gint                  : Read / Write
  "min-zoom-level"           gint                  : Read / Write
  "scale-unit"               ChamplainUnit         : Read / Write
  "scroll-mode"              ChamplainScrollMode   : Read / Write
  "show-license"             gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-scale"               gboolean              : Read / Write
  "state"                    ChamplainState        : Read
  "zoom-level"               gint                  : Read / Write
  "zoom-on-double-click"     gboolean              : Read / Write

Signals

  "animation-completed"                            : Run Last / Has Details

Description

The ChamplainView is a ClutterActor to display maps. It supports two modes of scrolling:

  • Push: the normal behavior where the maps doesn't move after the user stopped scrolling;

  • Kinetic: the iPhone-like behavior where the maps decelerate after the user stopped scrolling.

You can use the same ChamplainView to display many types of maps. In Champlain they are called map sources. You can change the map-source property at anytime to replace the current displayed map.

The maps are downloaded from Internet from open maps sources (like OpenStreetMap). Maps are divided in tiles for each zoom level. When a tile is requested, ChamplainView will first check if it is in cache (in the user's cache dir under champlain). If an error occurs during download, an error tile will be displayed.

The button-press-event and button-release-event signals are emitted each time a mouse button is pressed on the view. Coordinates can be converted with champlain_view_get_coords_from_event.

Details

enum ChamplainScrollMode

typedef enum {
  CHAMPLAIN_SCROLL_MODE_PUSH,
  CHAMPLAIN_SCROLL_MODE_KINETIC
} ChamplainScrollMode;

Type of scrolling.

CHAMPLAIN_SCROLL_MODE_PUSH

Non-kinetic scrolling

CHAMPLAIN_SCROLL_MODE_KINETIC

Kinetic scrolling

enum ChamplainUnit

typedef enum
{
  CHAMPLAIN_UNIT_KM,
  CHAMPLAIN_UNIT_MILES,
} ChamplainUnit;

Units used by the scale.

CHAMPLAIN_UNIT_KM

kilometers

CHAMPLAIN_UNIT_MILES

miles

struct ChamplainView

struct ChamplainView;


champlain_view_new ()

ClutterActor *      champlain_view_new                  (void);

Creates an instance of ChamplainView.

Returns :

a new ChamplainView ready to be used as a ClutterActor.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_center_on ()

void                champlain_view_center_on            (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble latitude,
                                                         gdouble longitude);

Centers the map on these coordinates.

view :

a ChamplainView

latitude :

the longitude to center the map at

longitude :

the longitude to center the map at

Since 0.1


champlain_view_go_to ()

void                champlain_view_go_to                (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble latitude,
                                                         gdouble longitude);

Move from the current position to these coordinates. All tiles in the intermediate view WILL be loaded!

view :

a ChamplainView

latitude :

the longitude to center the map at

longitude :

the longitude to center the map at

Since 0.4


champlain_view_stop_go_to ()

void                champlain_view_stop_go_to           (ChamplainView *view);

Stop the go to animation. The view will stay where it was when the animation was stopped.

view :

a ChamplainView

Since 0.4


champlain_view_zoom_in ()

void                champlain_view_zoom_in              (ChamplainView *view);

Zoom in the map by one level.

view :

a ChamplainView

Since 0.1


champlain_view_zoom_out ()

void                champlain_view_zoom_out             (ChamplainView *view);

Zoom out the map by one level.

view :

a ChamplainView

Since 0.1


champlain_view_ensure_visible ()

void                champlain_view_ensure_visible       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble lat1,
                                                         gdouble lon1,
                                                         gdouble lat2,
                                                         gdouble lon2,
                                                         gboolean animate);

Changes the map's zoom level and center to make sure the two given positions are visible

view :

a ChamplainView

lat1 :

the latitude of position 1

lon1 :

the longitude of position 1

lat2 :

the latitude of position 2

lon2 :

the longitude of position 2

animate :

a gboolean

Since 0.4


champlain_view_ensure_markers_visible ()

void                champlain_view_ensure_markers_visible
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainBaseMarker *markers[],
                                                         gboolean animate);

Changes the map's zoom level and center to make sure those markers are visible.

FIXME: This doesn't take into account the marker's actor size yet

view :

a ChamplainView

markers :

a NULL terminated array of ChamplainMarker elements

animate :

a gboolean

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_min_zoom_level ()

void                champlain_view_set_min_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);

Changes the lowest allowed zoom level

view :

a ChamplainView

zoom_level :

a gint

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_min_zoom_level ()

gint                champlain_view_get_min_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's minimal allowed zoom level.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's minimal allowed zoom level.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_max_zoom_level ()

void                champlain_view_set_max_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);

Changes the highest allowed zoom level

view :

a ChamplainView

zoom_level :

a gint

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_max_zoom_level ()

gint                champlain_view_get_max_zoom_level   (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's maximal allowed zoom level.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's maximal allowed zoom level.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_map_source ()

void                champlain_view_set_map_source       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainMapSource *map_source);

Changes the currently used map source. g_object_unref will be called on the previous one.

view :

a ChamplainView

map_source :

a ChamplainMapSource

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_map_source ()

ChamplainMapSource* champlain_view_get_map_source       (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's current map source.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's current map source. If you need to keep a reference to the map source then you have to call g_object_ref.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_size ()

void                champlain_view_set_size             (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint width,
                                                         guint height);

Sets the size of the view. This function is deprecated and should not be used in new code Use clutter_actor_set_size instead.

view :

a ChamplainView

width :

the width in pixels

height :

the height in pixels

Since 0.1


champlain_view_set_decel_rate ()

void                champlain_view_set_decel_rate       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gdouble rate);

The deceleration rate for the kinetic mode.

view :

a ChamplainView

rate :

a gdouble between 1.001 and 2.0

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_decel_rate ()

gdouble             champlain_view_get_decel_rate       (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's deceleration rate.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's deceleration rate.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_scroll_mode ()

void                champlain_view_set_scroll_mode      (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainScrollMode mode);

Determines the way the view reacts to scroll events.

view :

a ChamplainView

mode :

a ChamplainScrollMode value

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_scroll_mode ()

ChamplainScrollMode  champlain_view_get_scroll_mode     (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's scroll mode behaviour.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's scroll mode behaviour.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_keep_center_on_resize ()

void                champlain_view_set_keep_center_on_resize
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);

Keep the current centered position when resizing the view.

view :

a ChamplainView

value :

a gboolean

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_keep_center_on_resize ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_keep_center_on_resize
                                                        (ChamplainView *view);

Checks whether to keep the center on resize

view :

The view

Returns :

TRUE if the view keeps the center on resize, FALSE otherwise.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_show_license ()

void                champlain_view_set_show_license     (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);

Show the license on the map view. The license information should always be available in a way or another in your application. You can have it in About, or on the map.

view :

a ChamplainView

value :

a gboolean

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_show_license ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_show_license     (ChamplainView *view);

Checks whether the view displays the license.

view :

The view

Returns :

TRUE if the view displays the license, FALSE otherwise.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_zoom_level ()

void                champlain_view_set_zoom_level       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gint zoom_level);

Changes the current zoom level

view :

a ChamplainView

zoom_level :

a gint

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_zoom_level ()

gint                champlain_view_get_zoom_level       (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the view's current zoom level.

view :

The view

Returns :

the view's current zoom level.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_zoom_on_double_click ()

void                champlain_view_set_zoom_on_double_click
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);

Should the view zoom in and recenter when the user double click on the map.

view :

a ChamplainView

value :

a gboolean

Since 0.4


champlain_view_get_zoom_on_double_click ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_zoom_on_double_click
                                                        (ChamplainView *view);

Checks whether the view zooms on double click.

view :

The view

Returns :

TRUE if the view zooms on double click, FALSE otherwise.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_set_license_text ()

void                champlain_view_set_license_text     (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         const gchar *text);

Show the additional license text on the map view. The text will preceed the map's licence when displayed. Use "\n" to separate the lines.

view :

a ChamplainView

text :

a license

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_get_license_text ()

const gchar *       champlain_view_get_license_text     (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the additional license text.

view :

The view

Returns :

the additional license text

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_set_max_scale_width ()

void                champlain_view_set_max_scale_width  (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint value);

Sets the maximum width of the scale on the screen in pixels

view :

a ChamplainView

value :

a guint in pixels

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_get_max_scale_width ()

guint               champlain_view_get_max_scale_width  (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the maximal scale width.

view :

The view

Returns :

The max scale width in pixels.

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_set_scale_unit ()

void                champlain_view_set_scale_unit       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainUnit unit);

Sets the scales unit.

view :

a ChamplainView

unit :

a ChamplainUnit

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_get_scale_unit ()

ChamplainUnit       champlain_view_get_scale_unit       (ChamplainView *view);

Gets the unit used by the scale.

view :

The view

Returns :

The unit used by the scale

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_set_show_scale ()

void                champlain_view_set_show_scale       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         gboolean value);

Show the scale on the map view.

view :

a ChamplainView

value :

a gboolean

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_get_show_scale ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_show_scale       (ChamplainView *view);

Checks whether the view displays the scale.

view :

The view

Returns :

TRUE if the view displays the scale, FALSE otherwise.

Since 0.4.3


champlain_view_add_layer ()

void                champlain_view_add_layer            (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainLayer *layer);

Adds a new layer to the view

view :

a ChamplainView

layer :

a ChamplainLayer

Since 0.2


champlain_view_remove_layer ()

void                champlain_view_remove_layer         (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainLayer *layer);

Removes the layer from the view

view :

a ChamplainView

layer :

a ChamplainLayer

Since 0.4.1


champlain_view_get_coords_from_event ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_coords_from_event
                                                        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ClutterEvent *event,
                                                         gdouble *lat,
                                                         gdouble *lon);

Gets coordinates from button-press-event and button-release-event signals.

view :

a ChamplainView

event :

a ClutterEvent

lat :

a variable where to put the latitude of the event

lon :

a variable where to put the longitude of the event

Returns :

the latitude, longitude coordinates for the given ClutterEvent.

Since 0.2.8


champlain_view_get_coords_at ()

gboolean            champlain_view_get_coords_at        (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         guint x,
                                                         guint y,
                                                         gdouble *lat,
                                                         gdouble *lon);

Gets latitude and longitude for the given x, y position in the view. Use if you get coordinates from GtkEvents for example.

view :

a ChamplainView

x :

the x position in the view

y :

the y position in the view

lat :

a variable where to put the latitude of the event

lon :

a variable where to put the longitude of the event

Returns :

TRUE when successful.

Since 0.4


champlain_view_add_polygon ()

void                champlain_view_add_polygon          (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainPolygon *polygon);

Adds a ChamplainPolygon to the ChamplainView

view :

a ChamplainView

polygon :

a ChamplainPolygon

Since 0.4


champlain_view_remove_polygon ()

void                champlain_view_remove_polygon       (ChamplainView *view,
                                                         ChamplainPolygon *polygon);

Removes a ChamplainPolygon from ChamplainView

view :

a ChamplainView

polygon :

a ChamplainPolygon

Since 0.4

Property Details

The "decel-rate" property

  "decel-rate"               gdouble               : Read / Write

The deceleration rate for the kinetic mode. The default value is 1.1.

Allowed values: [1.0001,2]

Default value: 1.1

Since 0.2


The "keep-center-on-resize" property

  "keep-center-on-resize"    gboolean              : Read / Write

Keep the current centered position when resizing the view.

Default value: TRUE

Since 0.2.7


The "latitude" property

  "latitude"                 gdouble               : Read / Write

The latitude coordonate of the map

Allowed values: [-90,90]

Default value: 0

Since 0.1


The "license-text" property

  "license-text"             gchar*                : Read / Write

Sets additional text to be displayed in the license area. The map's license will be added below it. Your text can have multiple line, just use "\n" in between.

Default value: ""

Since 0.4.3


The "longitude" property

  "longitude"                gdouble               : Read / Write

The longitude coordonate of the map

Allowed values: [-180,180]

Default value: 0

Since 0.1


The "map-source" property

  "map-source"               ChamplainMapSource*   : Read / Write

The ChamplainMapSource being displayed

Since 0.2


The "max-scale-width" property

  "max-scale-width"          guint                 : Read / Write

The size of the map scale on screen in pixels.

Allowed values: [1,2000]

Default value: 100

Since 0.4.3


The "max-zoom-level" property

  "max-zoom-level"           gint                  : Read / Write

The highest allowed level of zoom of the content.

Allowed values: [0,20]

Default value: 20

Since 0.4


The "min-zoom-level" property

  "min-zoom-level"           gint                  : Read / Write

The lowest allowed level of zoom of the content.

Allowed values: [0,20]

Default value: 0

Since 0.4


The "scale-unit" property

  "scale-unit"               ChamplainUnit         : Read / Write

The scale's units.

Default value: CHAMPLAIN_UNIT_KM

Since 0.4.3


The "scroll-mode" property

  "scroll-mode"              ChamplainScrollMode   : Read / Write

Determines the way the view reacts to scroll events.

Default value: CHAMPLAIN_SCROLL_MODE_KINETIC

Since 0.4


The "show-license" property

  "show-license"             gboolean              : Read / Write

Show the license on the map view. The license information should always be available in a way or another in your application. You can have it in About, or on the map.

Default value: TRUE

Since 0.2.8


The "show-scale" property

  "show-scale"               gboolean              : Read / Write

Display the map scale.

Default value: FALSE

Since 0.4.3


The "state" property

  "state"                    ChamplainState        : Read

The view's global state. Useful to inform using if the view is busy loading tiles or not.

Default value: CHAMPLAIN_STATE_NONE

Since 0.4


The "zoom-level" property

  "zoom-level"               gint                  : Read / Write

The level of zoom of the content.

Allowed values: [0,20]

Default value: 3

Since 0.1


The "zoom-on-double-click" property

  "zoom-on-double-click"     gboolean              : Read / Write

Should the view zoom in and recenter when the user double click on the map.

Default value: TRUE

Since 0.4

Signal Details

The "animation-completed" signal

void                user_function                      (ChamplainView *arg0,
                                                        gpointer       user_data)      : Run Last / Has Details

The ::animation-completed signal is emitted when any animation in the view ends. This is a detailed signal. For example, if you want to be signaled only for go-to animation, you should connect to "animation-completed::go-to".

user_data :

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Since 0.4