Create an app to create stylx file

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 14, 2018 18:29

Background

The stylx creation process has changed since Pro 1.2.

At Pro 2 support was added for

1. Directly add SVG to styles
2. Mobile Styles that are supported both in Pro and Runtime

The old process at: https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/tree/dev/military-symbology-styles/utils-and-source-data/style-creation-utilities

is no longer necessary (in addition to being overly complex and error-prone).

Current State

The currently documented style creation process should be updated to use Pro 2

Steps to Reproduce / Requirement / Workflow

Use Pro 2 to create Mobile Style(stylx) from metadata and SVG icons

Expected Results / Behavior

• An Style Creation app to create a Mobile Style (stylx) from metadata and SVG icons
• A documented process/updates to repo readme for using the Style Creation App
• A Mobile Style created from the app

Version

The app / stylx will target:

Pro 2.2-2.3
Runtime 100.4
Server 10.7

Copied from original issue: Esri/military-features-data#296

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 15, 2018 18:24

@dfoll @topowright - a quick app to create a new Pro Style from SVGs is now available to test at: https://esri.box.com/s/s042ujvrzrhtx7kufz6o8srxcweibeaq

Install the app from ...\GenerateSVGStyle\bin\Debug

This App takes as input:

1. The SVGs provided to us by the symbol committee - available at: https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/tree/csm/app6d-dev/military-symbology-styles/utils-and-source-data/svg
2. A CSV file that matches the desired style specification available at:
   https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/tree/csm/app6d-dev/military-symbology-styles/utils-and-source-data/style-source-files/app6d/imagefile_name_category_tags
   1. IMPORTANT: this file must be edited (IMPORTANT2: NOT in Excel, because this changes some of the data) to change the string "{Symbols_Root}" to the local location of the SVGs (no longer needed)

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 16, 2018 15:11

@topowright @dfoll

Updated addin app is now available to test at: https://esri.box.com/s/s042ujvrzrhtx7kufz6o8srxcweibeaq

Should look like this now and eliminate the edit-csv step (I crossed out above):

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 26, 2018 14:24

The style creation addin app has been updated to add the step of merging the lines-area-labels style and point style:

This eliminates this step in the old process: Merge - part of Overall Process

Updated app at: https://esri.box.com/s/s042ujvrzrhtx7kufz6o8srxcweibeaq

I believe the only remaining steps for this task are:

1. Update the process to set the LabelRules for the Unit frames
2. Update the current docs/readmes
3. Test the new process for creating mil2525d / app6d styles

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 27, 2018 16:20

I looked at some different approaches to setting the LabelRules in the stylx (and see if these are exposed in any way in Pro):

That is - this column is the style that is not exposed:

That associates a style item with this table/entry:

And I think the most flexible way to do this until it is exposed by Pro is to keep this as a sql script that gets executed as part of the new process/addin. Currently working on adding this step to the addin

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 28, 2018 14:37

Added a step to addin to update/add the label rules to the style:

• 2 icons are failing to import into the style - these 2 should be investigated further and reported to Core as an issue (we may also try to remove the unsupported SVG)

Tasks to finish this item

• Update the current docs/readmes
• Test the new process for creating mil2525d / app6d styles
• Test the created style in Runtime+Pro

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 29, 2018 14:20

I hit a snag on this task L24 when testing the final/resulting style in Runtime/Pro - the final style was not compatible with runtime (i.e. crashed Pro / doesn't draw in Runtime) - I just need make a few changes to ensure each step of the process is working with a mobile style.

Also the 2 bad icons mentioned above were actually repeated unique keys, so this was an input data problem.

I'll update once I have a fully working style and have tested in Runtime/Pro

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 29, 2018 20:17

After ensuring we are using a mobile style everywhere and looking at this problem closer - I think there is an issue with Pro that we won't be able to workaround creating these styles.

To be compatible with Runtime, the mobile-compatible symbols are supposed to vectorize the text, but that does not appear to be happening - so any symbols with text are not drawing in Runtime (and causing Pro to crash):

Here is an example of CIM that is not compatible that is showing up in the mobile style

{"type":"CIMTextSymbol","blockProgression":"TTB","countryISO":"USA","depth3D":1,"drawSoftHyphen":true,"extrapolateBaselines":true,"fontEffects":"Normal","fontEncoding":"Unicode","fontFamilyName":"Arial","fontStyleName":"Regular","fontType":"TTOpenType","haloSize":1,"height":115,"hinting":"Default","horizontalAlignment":"Left","kerning":true,"languageISO":"eng","letterWidth":100,"ligatures":true,"lineGapType":"ExtraLeading","symbol":{"type":"CIMPolygonSymbol","symbolLayers":[{"type":"CIMSolidFill","enable":true,"color":[0,0,0,255]}]},"textCase":"Normal","textDirection":"LTR","verticalAlignment":"Baseline","verticalGlyphOrientation":"Right","wordSpacing":0,"billboardMode3D":"FaceNearPlane"},"textString":"MIL"}]

I'll write up the details of this issue and pass on to the PEs (FYI @ACueva @topowright @dfoll ) to coordinate with Core.

This likely means we won't be able to use Pro to author these mobile styles, but Core might be able to point us to a workaround in the short term.

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on March 30, 2018 20:41

This task is impeded due to the issue reported in last comment - opened new issue #324 that should be reported to Core. @topowright @ACueva @dfoll

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on April 3, 2018 0:34

The steps to use the app have been updated in branch: https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/tree/csm/%23296-update-stylx-creation-process
At:
https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/tree/csm/%23296-update-stylx-creation-process/military-symbology-styles/utils-and-source-data/style-creation-utilities

[topowright-zz]

From @csmoore on July 20, 2018 15:40

Created PR: #335 to address the original issue and some recommended enhancements/feedback this week:

1. Add Addin source+prebuilt app to the repo
2. Move documentation on using the app to the wiki ( https://github.com/Esri/military-features-data/wiki/Creating-Dictionary-Renderer-Style-Files )

The only 2 issues I have noticed using this app/process/stylx-created are noted in:

1. #226 - Add App6d support #324 - Runtime 100.3 is not displaying the text from these styles (but Pro 2.2 is so they can be tested)
2. Addresses new issue in #327 #334 - A dozen of the SVGs are failing to import at Pro 2.2 - just hit "OK" when you recieve the warning for these on the app (vs. "Cancel" which will abort the app)

[topowright-zz]

moved this issue to the new repo for situational awareness down the road. This issue will be closed.