[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have layers in a map window which have been changed using the style > overrides. I would like add those layers and their style overrides into > another map window (a workspace which was opened separately), is there a > way to do that? Or is there a way to open a workspace into an existing > window or another workspace while keeping the layer style overrides intact?
I've had some success using modified workspaces to do this. The trick is to create a workspace with just the layers you want and styled the way you like, and then change a few things in the workspace file so that when you open *that* workspace it will display the layers in an existing window all styled properly. Specifically I change the line in the workspace that says: Map From ... to Add Map ... and I get rid of the Set Printer statements (because usually the previous workspace that open the map would have set this.) Then I save the modified workspace with "_view" included in its name to remind me that it's not a standard workspace. Where this is useful is when I'm making regional maps in a state. I have a transportation layer with all the various classes of road styled and a hydrology layer, etc. So I can say, start by mapping fire stations and district boundaries (i.e. specific local features) and I make a base map workspace of that. Then I can add my complex layers in the form of these "view" workspaces resulting in each of them preset to my standard map styles for those themes. When I've added just the layers I need, I can then make a workspace out of that, and I can then recall the whole map anytime I want. This gives me the ability to mix and match themes as groups rather than as just single layers, and provides an easy way to standardize map themes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11953
