Originally Posted by mikenowo
Ok I see what you mean. I was mistaking the small version of the main map as the mini map. I have now made the minimap dock on the top left of the main so I see it in either format, large or small.. BUT the prob I'm getting now is that when I click the checkbox on the minimap to make it 'fullsize' it gives me a nice size minimap on top of the main that I can see mining veins on etc, but after a bit it REVERTS to being small again (the checkbox uncheks itself =O). How do I 'save' or make the minimap stay in fullsize mode (i.e. keep the checkbox on)?
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No, there is only one Minimap, and that's the one that Blizzard gives us. As I posted earlier, the Carbonite map is either maximized or minimized. Using those terms in relation to the Carbonite map can alleviate a lot of confusion (at least for me
).
If you are going to have the maps merged why do you want the Blizzard Minimap docked and "full size" and taking over most, or all (depending on your Carbonite map size), of your Carbonite map? Just curious. If you want to see the Blizzard Minimap and the Carbonite minimized map all the time, you can either UN-merge them or offset the Blizz map using the offset functions on the
Map Minimap page of Carbonites options.
In my opinion, there is absolutely no reason to have the Blizzard minimap visible on the Carbonite minimized map (if the maps are merged) at all. This is
my opinion, and as we know, opinions are like......... Well, everybody has one.
You can import Carbonites node data base from the "Guide" page in its' options. While it is certainly true that the Carbonite node data bases are anything but up-to-date, that can easily be remedied by using a node data base addon like GatherMate2 and its' data base GatherMate2_Data. While no current gathering addon shows its' nodes on Carbonites map (at least I don't think so), they do show on Blizzards maps, which you can access by: Holding "ctrl" to see the minimap in the Carbonite minimized map if the maps are merged, hitting "alt + M" to open the Blizzard World Map if you have Carbonite open automatically with the "M" key. Having the Minimap hidden inside the Carbonite minimized map makes absolutely no difference when you find an active node: the gold dot will still show (or, rather, appear to show) on Carbonites minimized map. If it is at a location previously unknown to Carbonite (and you gather/harvest the node), Carbonite will remember this location and add it to its node database.
I noticed the problem with the "Full Size" check box quite some time ago. I think it
might be related to the differences in zoom available to both Blizzard and Carbonites maps. While the Carbonite map is capable of "infinite" zoom, the Blizzard Minimap only allows six(?) levels of zoom. For a good demonstration of this, just undock your minimap and let it hide in the Carbonite map. Then (if you have the Auto Scale option enabled) either choose a quest from your log that is very far away, or set a goto point on Carbonites map that is far away, and when the Carbonite map zooms out to show both the origin point (where you are) and the destination point (goto), hold the "ctrl" key to bring the minimap to the top, and look at the difference in map sizes. Do this along the route to your destination occasionally (or while out farming a gathering profession you have routed through Carbonite) and I'm pretty sure you'll be surprised.
How you have your Carbonite map set up is a personal choice. Mine (minimized map) is small, square (the map, not including the frame) and tucked into the lower left corner of my screen. It works for me. The way your Carbonite map is set up most likely works well for you, and at the end of the day that's all that matters. Unfortunately, I'm an opinionated old bas......... ummmm........ fart. Yeah, let's go with that.
My UI: