Feature Request (or bug?): Update existing nodes/links

[iYRe]

Hi,

I've noticed that when I make a global change to my map, for example, changing the default font or arrow size etc, it only applies to new items I add, and the old ones are not updated.

Also, in the editor, the ability to filter by host would be nice when selecting a map for a link.

Thanks though, I am enjoying creating maps and showing people what we can do with this.

[Howie]

Hi,
I've noticed that when I make a global change to my map, for example, changing the default font or arrow size etc, it only applies to new items I add, and the old ones are not updated.

Indeed. It's not exactly a bug, but more a side-effect of the way the editor works. I did put in a special case for width in 0.9 so that now changes the way you expect. I still want to rewrite the editor completely, so I'm trying not to spend too much time on it at the moment.

Also, in the editor, the ability to filter by host would be nice when selecting a map for a link.

Agreed. I'd like that too If you use firefox, then hitting / helps a little, to search down the list, but a host filter would be handy.

[iYRe]

Hmm..

It doesnt appear to change for me. I changed the font and arrows for my links by default, and none of them changed. However when I added a new link it had the new properties.

I pretty much just use the editor to arrange the nodes and links in the places I want, then refine it at do everything else in the actual config file.
When you do update the editor, perhaps another good tool would be a grid. So we can see what pixel is where.

Anyway, thanks, I really like this. I have some interesting stuff to try and show in it, so I will let you know when I have done it.

[Howie]

Hmm..

It doesnt appear to change for me. I changed the font and arrows for my links by default, and none of them changed. However when I added a new link it had the new properties.

That's the expected behaviour currently. Not expected by you obviously, but that is the way it works. I agree that it's not intuitive, and I'll change this for the next release.

I pretty much just use the editor to arrange the nodes and links in the places I want, then refine it at do everything else in the actual config file.
When you do update the editor, perhaps another good tool would be a grid. So we can see what pixel is where.

Yep. Some variation on a pixel coordinate display, and snap-to-grid are in the pipeline. The long-term plan is a much nicer AJAX-based editor, where you can drag the nodes around, but I think there will be some quick fixes for the current editor before that.

Anyway, thanks, I really like this. I have some interesting stuff to try and show in it, so I will let you know when I have done it.

Cool - always nice to see what people do with it

[Howie]

Hmm..

It doesnt appear to change for me. I changed the font and arrows for my links by default, and none of them changed. However when I added a new link it had the new properties.

That's the expected behaviour currently. Not expected by you obviously, but that is the way it works. I agree that it's not intuitive, and I'll change this for the next release.

This change is done, and will be in the next release, along with a few more editor tweaks.

[iYRe]

Excellent Man. Thanks, I look forward to it.

I am about to build a new graphing server, which will use both cacti and cricket + weathermap to provide for all our needs (with a view to getting rid of cricket).