Let me know what you'd like to see in future Weathermap vers

[Howie]

I didn't have time to read previous messages in that thread, maybe i will proposed an already suggested feature or maybe an already existing feature!

Link occupation view is extremely useful, would it be possible to get, on the same map, status indicators for CPUs, RAM, Load of equipements so as to have an overall view of the platform status? (a simple color code with user definable levels).

Yes, this is possible in 0.9 and above, where you can assign a data source and a colour scale to a node. Here's a thread about it on the forums, and I wrote up a quick article about it on the Weathermap site, too.

This would imply that devices modeling templates would be includable so as to manage Nokia's, cisco's, and others.

Not this part though, although I have been talking to someone else about this kind of thing in the editor, this week at LinuxWorld. They would need to tie in with specific host templates in cacti really, otherwise you would need to select a data source manually for each individual metric/sub-icon. With that in mind, it would work best once there is a proper repository of cacti templates, so that it could be keyed against that.

[streaker69]

Howie,

Any chance you could make an option for the hover over graph to appear from a different corner instead of always the top right? Some objects when they appear the bottom of the map, the hover over graph appears below the edge of the screen, with no way to actually scroll to see it. If you could define the location of the hoverover (I don't know if that's possible or not) then you could have it pop up from the lower right, or lower left.

Think that's possible?

[Howie]

Howie,

Any chance you could make an option for the hover over graph to appear from a different corner instead of always the top right? Some objects when they appear the bottom of the map, the hover over graph appears below the edge of the screen, with no way to actually scroll to see it. If you could define the location of the hoverover (I don't know if that's possible or not) then you could have it pop up from the lower right, or lower left.

Think that's possible?

It's been possible since 0.6 or so, if I understand you correctly. If you set OVERLIBWIDTH and OVERLIBHEIGHT either in the DEFAULT link/node or in specific ones, then Weathermap can make a more intelligent decision about where to place the hover graph (if you are past the midpoint then it goes to the left, or top, depending on the direction). Because you are probably pointing the OVERLIBGRAPH at a standard Cacti graph, you can usually use the default node and link, since all the graphs are the same size.

Is that you meant, or something more?

[streaker69]

Howie,

Any chance you could make an option for the hover over graph to appear from a different corner instead of always the top right? Some objects when they appear the bottom of the map, the hover over graph appears below the edge of the screen, with no way to actually scroll to see it. If you could define the location of the hoverover (I don't know if that's possible or not) then you could have it pop up from the lower right, or lower left.

Think that's possible?

It's been possible since 0.6 or so, if I understand you correctly. If you set OVERLIBWIDTH and OVERLIBHEIGHT either in the DEFAULT link/node or in specific ones, then Weathermap can make a more intelligent decision about where to place the hover graph (if you are past the midpoint then it goes to the left, or top, depending on the direction). Because you are probably pointing the OVERLIBGRAPH at a standard Cacti graph, you can usually use the default node and link, since all the graphs are the same size.

Is that you meant, or something more?

You're right, but it I don't think the documentation for those options are terribly clear. From the way I read them, I thought they would resize the hoverover graph, not reposition them.

[BOB-151]

Hello,

I'd like to know if it is possible to use the "VIA" command with
a node reference such as :

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VIA node-1

to get the link goes via the node "node-1"
or even :

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VIA node-1:10:30

to get the link goes via the node "node-1", +10x, +30y

or also :

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VIA node-1:S:100
VIA node-2:SW:150

to get the link goes via 100 pixels south of "node-1"
then 150 pixels south-west of "node-2"

I think this could be much simplier to use the VIA command instead of absolute coordonates.

[Howie]

Hello,

I'd like to know if it is possible to use the "VIA" command with
a node reference such as :

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VIA node-1

to get the link goes via the node "node-1"

I don't understand this one. Why would you want a link that goes via another node, but not at either of the endpoints?

or even :

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VIA node-1:10:30

to get the link goes via the node "node-1", +10x, +30y

or also :

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VIA node-1:S:100
VIA node-2:SW:150

to get the link goes via 100 pixels south of "node-1"
then 150 pixels south-west of "node-2"

I think this could be much simplier to use the VIA command instead of absolute coordonates.

I can see what you mean, but I think that things are about to change for VIAs so that this is less relevant. It's possible I might add some kind of special token (like the {node:this:....} stuff), to allow anything to be positioned relative to something else, but this also makes it a lot easier to have circular references by accident. I suppose it would perhaps make it easier to have 'standard' shaped VIAs, if you regularly do things like switches with many links cascading out of them.

The new editor make it a drag&drop job to position a VIA point. The current editor (0.92+) makes sure that when you move a node, any VIAs on the links that are affected are moved appropriately (they are effectively treated as relative to the straight-line link between the nodes), and that is carried over into the new editor, too.

Thanks to jetlag from visiting LinuxWorld last week, I spent a few mornings between 5AM and 9AM working on the editor, and I'm pretty pleased with the way it works now. I hope to get this new editor into 0.94.

[Howie]

You're right, but it I don't think the documentation for those options are terribly clear. From the way I read them, I thought they would resize the hoverover graph, not reposition them.

Fair enough. Then I will try and adjust the docs, and add this to the FAQ, since it does come up fairly often.

[StarLog]

Some kind of grid in the editor, that allows for objects to snap to a grid point. Also the ability to set the grid depth.

Possibility, the ability to call up the text form of the map config for changes by selecting the following keys:
cnt+alt+space - this would bring up a text editor with the current map, your editing, and allow for quick cosmetic changes, without having to go into the OS.

[Howie]

Some kind of grid in the editor, that allows for objects to snap to a grid point. Also the ability to set the grid depth.

This will likely be in the "next-generation" editor, which has draggable nodes, etc.

Possibility, the ability to call up the text form of the map config for changes by selecting the following keys:
cnt+alt+space - this would bring up a text editor with the current map, your editing, and allow for quick cosmetic changes, without having to go into the OS.

In 0.93 you can call up the text for individual nodes and links to edit directly. Good enough?

[Howie]

Wierd. I managed to post this twice somehow, but I don't get the option to delete ether post, only edit them

Some kind of grid in the editor, that allows for objects to snap to a grid point. Also the ability to set the grid depth.

This will likely be in the "next-generation" editor, which has draggable nodes, etc.

Possibility, the ability to call up the text form of the map config for changes by selecting the following keys:
cnt+alt+space - this would bring up a text editor with the current map, your editing, and allow for quick cosmetic changes, without having to go into the OS.

In 0.93 you can call up the text for individual nodes and links to edit directly. Good enough?

[StarLog]

Howie,

I am impressed. One more request and that should be it from me.

When I have maps setup, and I select the automatic cycle feature.
ALL the maps that WM knows about are cycled thru.

I have Overhead maps, that show all the nodes, and then I have individual maps for each node, showing where the ports goe.

I would like to be able to have all the maps available, and in the cycle mode, only a few select maps be visible for cycle. i.e.

If I see a problem in the cycle mode, which is say 4 maps, then I can drill down to another map that is not part of the cycle mode map, immdeiately thru the WM tab.

Does this make sense, or do I need to show some screen caps.?

Thanks

[Howie]

I would like to be able to have all the maps available, and in the cycle mode, only a few select maps be visible for cycle. i.e.

Hmm. Well, in 0.93 I just added a new feature for someone else where you can choose to only show the first accessible map (full-size) when you click on the Weathermap tab instead of thumbnails - they use the first map as the top-level map.

To extend that to multiple top-level maps, you'd need to have some kind of marker to make certain maps special, and depending on the user, different maps might be special, so it gets a bit more complicated.