use rotate as the default starting behavior

[wmaiouiru]

Is there any way to use the rotate mode as the default behavior?
I tried to set the mode to rotate on initialization but had no luck. I also tried to set the mode manually but had no luck either.

im=new L.DistortableImageOverlay(im_url,mode:'rotate').addTo(map);
im.editing._mode='rotate'

[jywarren]

Hi, @wmaiouiru - there's also been a request for this in the MapKnitter repo, and we're discussing there: publiclab/mapknitter#183

Just curious - what are you using the plugin for? We're very interested in supporting its use in other projects; eager to share and support common use cases.

[wmaiouiru]

@jywarren thank you for the quick reply. I am using the plugin for overlaying layers onto maps, and I found the interface quite nice.

[jywarren]

Glad to hear it! We're considering making rotate/scale the default starting tool.

For your code, I believe that you may need to run your second line within a "load" callback, after the image has loaded, as in https://github.com/publiclab/mapknitter/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/mapknitter/Map.js#L132

Then potentially call img.fire('update'); to trigger it to update, although I forget if this is necessary.

[maartenvandillen]

Thanks for the info, but I could only get this to work by calling the img.editing._toggleRotateDistort() function. Otherwise the handlers were not in sync with the internal mode.

[sashadev-sky]

@wmaiouiru @maartenvandillen We heard you guys and have just merged PR #206: which allows a user to pass a mode option during L.distortableImageOverlay initialization, with the value being the desired default starting editing mode.

Please checkout the Mode section in the README for someone additional information on using this option and a code block example.