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Minetest Mapper GUI

MinetestMapperGui is a program written in C++ using the Qt framework that executes the minetestmapper over an graphical interface.
The Windows downloads include a copy of minetest mapper by Rogier-5



Create a map

1. Open World Folder
2. Select output image
3. Click generate

Windows downloads
Download and install one of the following files:
Setup Minetest Mapper Gui x64.exe(0.7.0) 20.8 MB
Setup Minetest Mapper Gui x32.exe(0.7.0) 18.8 MB
Or try the "portable" versions:
MinetestMapperGui_64.zip(0.7.0) 24.0 MB
MinetestMapperGui_32.zip(0.7.0) 21.7 MB
Note: The x32 builds are more limited in map size then the x64 builds, so if you running a x64 Windows use the x64 builds.

Linux user:
grab the source code and compile it using

in the source directory

Languages:
English 100%
German 97%

If you want to translate the mapper into your language, open the language/gui_en.ts file in Qt Linguist, and start translating.
to test it, click "File"->"Share as" and save it under gui_*.qm in the language folder. the option should be available after a restart of MinetestMapperGui.
*=is the short cut of your language. e.g. 'it' for Italy, 'fr' for France, etc.

License:
CC BY

Contribute:
grab the source code and open the MinetestMapperGui.pro with Qt Creator.
Modify, and create a pull Request.

Nice tool but would it be possible for you to use the Qt version 4.8? (Compatibility reasons)

Krock wrote:Nice tool but would it be possible for you to use the Qt version 4.8? (Compatibility reasons)

I will try it. But it was hard to find the old version, and I does not know how long 4.8 is supported. The last update was over a year ago.

addi wrote:

Krock wrote:Nice tool but would it be possible for you to use the Qt version 4.8? (Compatibility reasons)

I will try it. But it was hard to find the old version, and I does not know how long 4.8 is supported. The last update was over a year ago.

KDE has switched to Qt5 this year, so Qt4 is pretty much obsolete now. New projects should use Qt5.

Morn76 wrote:KDE has switched to Qt5 this year, so Qt4 is pretty much obsolete now. New projects should use Qt5.

Oh well, then it's no problem with the current used Qt version.
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Wouldn't it be "Ausgangsbild" instead of "Ausgangs Bild"?

Krock wrote:

Morn76 wrote:KDE has switched to Qt5 this year, so Qt4 is pretty much obsolete now. New projects should use Qt5.

Oh well, then it's no problem with the current used Qt version.

Great, than ill keep it as it is :-)

Krock wrote:Wouldn't it be "Ausgangsbild" instead of "Ausgangs Bild"?

"Ausgangsbild" is better :)

Sorry, error here:

srifqi wrote:Sorry, error here:

same here,
using Windows Vista Ultimate, sp2.

so I shouldn't bury my clumsy batchfile collections in a hole in the garden yet :-(

Update.
srifqi and twoelk please test again
MinetestMapperGui_64.7z 15.0 MB
MinetestMapperGui_32.7z 14.2 MB

addi wrote:Update.
srifqi and twoelk please test again
MinetestMapperGui_64.7z 15.0 MB
MinetestMapperGui_32.7z 14.2 MB

please check the links. only getting "oops 404" at the moment

the links are ok, the problem seems to be at bitbucket sorry :(
edit: 32bit version should work now
edit2: 64bit version works now too :)

addi wrote:the links are ok, the problem seems to be at bitbucket sorry :(
edit: 32bit version should work now

yay, the program opens, now lets play with this a little er - do som testing of course

twoelk wrote:

addi wrote:the links are ok, the problem seems to be at bitbucket sorry :(
edit: 32bit version should work now

yay, the program opens, now lets play with this a little er - do som testing of course

great :) I hope you give me a feedback after playing - uhm - testing.

works!

The way blue is used in the hightmap irritated a little but that can be tweaked I guess.
No geometry yet? Hmm my position was out of bounds
Some warning before an existing image is overwriten might be nice.

so now to persuade you to include all the stuff my batch script does (my local version has some more features than the download but is embarrassing messy)

One of the reasons I began writing the batchfiles was to automate the naming of the map outputs - so - :-P
being able to design a template for the output name would be really cool. My template went something like worldname+date+time but it would be nice if you could come up with something more flexible than me.

ooh I really like this
let me play some more
brace yourself for a large feature request list of all the stuff I had planned but not done

huge update:

added Tiles option
more status tips
half-automatic filenamegeneration
added geometry
added scalefactor
added minY and maxY
added geometrymode
added colorpicker for HeightmapColor
added drawAir
added draw noShades

@twoelk it asks now for overwrite, if the file exists, and you can specify the output using parameters <worldname>, <isodate> and <time>

MinetestMapperGui_64.7z 15.0 MB
MinetestMapperGui_32.7z 14.2 MB

Thanks for update! Now it works!

There are some typos. :D

srifqi wrote:There are some typos. :D

You make me hope...
On Friday I have English exam. :-/

ill continue development and correct the typos after that. :-)

I was able to compile the program on Linux, do you think you could add the following instructions to the first post?

I ran the following commands in the terminal, with the repo directory as the current directory:



That created an executable file for the program in my user directory.

Excalibur Zero wrote:I was able to compile the program on Linux, do you think you could add the following instructions to the first post?

Yes of course. Thanks a lot. :)

New Update:
show progress also in windows Taskbar
added button to cancel minetestmapper
changed all icons to svg
new app icon by McKrustenkaese
y-map limit ranges now +- 30000 instead of +-128
display error messages if minetestmapper fails
display error message if no world selected
options to clear mintestmapperlog
display stdError of minetestmapper in red
updated Languages

The Windows build should include now all necessary dll files.

Download:
Windows 64 bit15.3 MB
Windows 32 bit14.2 MB

I dont know how to handle the msvc*.dll files. Microsoft says its allowed to share it with the Application, but its recommend to let the user install the Visual C++ Redistributable Package. So the dll's can be updated via Windows Update. But I think the most user will not use a program that requires to install another one.

New Update:

• Win32 build Supports Windows XP SP3 now. (Windows 5.01)
• Display error message if output image is empty
• new default paths for output image and input world
• added Expert mode, it shows the arguments, and you are able to modify it. Select Extras->Expert mode
• added Profiles (experimental) You can add profiles, and switch between different settings for each profile

Download:
Windows 64 bit15.2 MB
Windows 32 bit14.0 MB

addi wrote:Win32 build Supports Windows XP SP3 now. (Windows 5.01)

You're my hero :)
The app runs fine, found a typo in

I tested it with a yappy mapgen world, white air looks better.

Thanks, fixed. New German translation file in attachment.

You are right, the default of the block color is now white.

I tried to compile this on lubuntu 15.04 and It failed to compile.
here is the output I got http://pastebin.com/MzbxvKFp

red wrote:I tried to compile this on lubuntu 15.04 and It failed to compile.
here is the output I got http://pastebin.com/MzbxvKFp

It requires the QT framework 5.4, and qmake version 5.
It seems you are using Qt 4.8.
update to Qt 5.4 should solve the problem

great stuff!
sorry for not posting praise earllier
been busy mapping

oh boy, allmost everything I talked about lately to you has been added
and I havn't even tried all features yet

Update:
Added special color line edit to easier choose a color.
Better geometry mode. (thanks to Rogier-5 aka Argos)
Improved Tiles Tab.
Minetestmapper location is now configurable. (thanks to Rogier-5 aka Argos)
Updated German translation.
Windows downloads deployed as installer now (This is much easier for me to provide a new version; and easier to install and to update)
Please complain if there is something wrong with the installer.

And much more bug-fixes and improvements.

Download
Setup Minetest Mapper Gui x32 (0.6.1.4).exe 15.1 MB
Setup Minetest Mapper Gui x64 (0.6.1.4).exe 16.3 MB

Thanks for the update Addi.
I love the work you put into your Inno Installer, very nicely done :)
In the next update (if there is one planned), is there any way you can make
a check box to allow users to avoid the shortcut creation in startup programs folder
like you give them with creating desktop shortcuts?

Thanks again, this is a great GUI you have made.

The file name your mention in your first post is written differently: MinetestMapperGui.pro Not all lower case. On real file systems (sorry) that makes a difference and the file can't be found.

Please replace

Napiophelios wrote:Thanks for the update Addi.
I love the work you put into your Inno Installer, very nicely done :)
In the next update (if there is one planned), is there any way you can make
a check box to allow users to avoid the shortcut creation in startup programs folder
like you give them with creating desktop shortcuts?

Thanks again, this is a great GUI you have made.

Of course there will be updates.
In case you meant the start menu programs folder and not the startup folder, yes, thats possible. Ill do it in next release.

lightonflux wrote:The file name your mention in your first post is written differently: MinetestMapperGui.pro Not all lower case. On real file systems (sorry) that makes a difference and the file can't be found.
...

Thanks for reporting, I corrected it. Complain to Excalibur Zero that he is not using a 'real file system' ;-P