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cross-referenced command options from faq page. also

added --bg-color to options page
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Andrew Brown
2011-10-01 19:24:32 -04:00
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@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
==========================
**The full map doesn't display even when fully zoomed out!**
Are you using the ``-z`` or ``--zoom`` option on your commandline or in
settings.py? If so, try removing it, or increasing the value you set. It's
quite likely you don't need it at all.
Are you using the ``-z`` or ``--zoom`` option on your commandline or
in settings.py? If so, try removing it, or increasing the value you set.
It's quite likely you don't need it at all. See the documentation for the
:option:`--zoom <-z>` option.
**You've added a few feature, but it's not showing up on my map!**
Some new features will only show up in newly-rendered areas. Use the
``--forcerender`` option to update the entire map.
:option:`--forcerender` option to update the entire map.
**How do I use this on CentOS 5?**
CentOS 5 comes with Python 2.4, but the Overviewer needs 2.6 or higher. See
the special instructions at :ref:`centos`
**The background color of the map is black, and I don't like it!**
You can change this by using the ``--bg-color`` command line option, or
You can change this by using the :option:`--bg-color` command line option, or
``bg_color`` in settings.py. See the `Options <options.html>`_ page for more
details.

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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Command line options
Useful Options
--------------
.. cmdoption:: --rendermodes=MODE1[,MODE2,...]
.. cmdoption:: --rendermodes <MODE1>[,MODE2,...]
Use this option to specify which render mode to use, such as lighting or
night. Use --list-rendermodes to get a list of available rendermodes, and
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Useful Options
List the available render modes, and a short description of each.
.. cmdoption:: --north-direction=NORTH_DIRECTION
.. cmdoption:: --north-direction <NORTH_DIRECTION>
Specifies which corner of the screen north will point to.
Valid options are: lower-left, upper-left, upper-right, lower-right.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Useful Options
the existing map uses. For new maps, it defaults to lower-left for
historical reasons.
.. cmdoption:: --settings=PATH
.. cmdoption:: --settings <PATH>
Use this option to load settings from a file. For more information see the
`Settings File`_ section below.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Useful Options
Less Useful Options
-------------------
.. cmdoption:: -p PROCS, --processes=PROCS
.. cmdoption:: -p <PROCS>, --processes <PROCS>
Adding the "-p" option will utilize more cores during processing. This
can speed up rendering quite a bit. The default is set to the same
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Less Useful Options
Force re-rendering the entire map (or the given regionlist). This
is an easier way to completely re-render without deleting the map.
.. cmdoption:: --regionlist=regionlist
.. cmdoption:: --regionlist <regionlist>
Use this option to specify manually a list of regions to consider for
updating. Without this option, every chunk in every region is checked for
@@ -88,7 +88,18 @@ Less Useful Options
a certain date. Or perhaps you can incrementally update your map by passing
in a subset of regions each time. It's up to you!
.. cmdoption:: -z <zoom>, --zoom <zoom>
See the :ref:`zoom <zoom>` section below.
.. cmdoption:: --bg-color <color>
Configures the background color for the Google Map output. Specify in
#RRGGBB format.
*This list is currently incomplete. Use the* :option:`--help <-h>` *and*
:option:`--advanced-help` *options to see the complete list of accepted command
line options.*
Settings File
=============
@@ -110,6 +121,8 @@ imgformat=FORMAT
Set the output image format used for the tiles. The default is 'png',
but 'jpg' is also supported.
.. _zoom:
zoom=ZOOM
The Overviewer by default will detect how many zoom levels are required
to show your entire map. This option sets it manually.