Which products are relevant to this feature request?
Google Earth 5.x, 6.0
What should this feature enhancement do?
If user loads KML with Placemark having LinearRing geometry the icon for that
feature is the Placemark Yellow pin icon [same as for Point geometry]. This
gives users an incorrect association of it. LinearRing is not a point and KML
with lots of such placemarks with mixed geometries can get confusing fast.
If feature has LinearRing (as opposed to Line or Polygon) geometry then it
should display in places panel (aka menu item list) using the same icon as that
used for either the Polygon or LineString.
Example:
http://groups.google.com/group/kml-support/web/LinearRing.kml?hl=en
When you create flight plans where you take off and land from the same airport
a LinearRing is often the common sense geometry to use as opposed to a Line or
Polygon.
Are there any currently known workarounds that produce the same, or
similar, result?
Do not use LinearRing for feature geometries. Use LineString where first and
last points are the same which has same effect as creating a LinearRing with
the same coordinate set.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by gjmath...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2010 at 7:26
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
gjmath...@gmail.comon 2 Dec 2010 at 7:26