• Configuration

These properties are exclusive and only to be shown by offline map providers.

From top to bottom the control properties are: 

•  Offline Map Source: Combo box to select the source of the offline map. It can be an online map provider or a combination of offline and vectorial map providers.
• Online Map Provider: Combo box to select the online map provider that will act as map source during the caching of the map at design.
• Offline Map Provider List: Grid to combine different offline map providers 
• Offline zoom levels: Maximum level of zoom that will be cached from the online provider. Above this zoom level the map will lose visual quality. 
• Area: This textbox control shows the list of 4 coordinates that make up the rectangular area that will be cached from the online map. To select the area easily, the user can click the Select Area button that will open a popup window.

• This window will allow drawing the rectangular area over an online map. Use the right mouse button to drag the map. Use the mouse wheel to zoom the map. Use the left mouse button meanwhile the Alt key is pressed to generate the rectangular area to be cached. 
• Once the online map provider, the zoom level, and the area to be cached are indicated, it’s time to generate the cached map. To do that the green Generate cacheand accept button must be clicked.
• Upon clicking the button, a popup window will appear showing the current process of cache generation. The process cannot be stopped. 

• The time required to finish the cache varies greatly depending on size of the area and the maximum zoom level indicated. 
• When the process finishes, the editing or creation process of the map provider will be accepted.