USMAP Issue when displaying states and counties simultaneously

[Michaelrt86]

If you are trying to see statelines and county lines at the same time the Bridges API does not allow this. It follows the lines around the states that are connected to each other but it will never create a line between them. If you iterate through the states and add their own border via Stroke Color it still does not work. However if a state is separated from the ones that are grouped then there is not an issue with setting stroke color. I will submit a photo that showcases this (disregard node points those are separate).

The USMAP would also benefit from the implementation of counties and stateliness simultaneously to better showcase the United States, and help students with visualization.

[Michaelrt86]

[Michaelrt86]

	DataSource ds = bridges.getDataSource();

	//String[] states = {"Missouri","Illinois","Indiana","Ohio","Kentucky","West Virginia", "Virginia", "Arkansas","Tennessee", "North Carolina", "South Carolina", "Georgia", "Florida","Alabama","Mississippi","Louisiana","Texas","Oklahoma"};
    String[] states = {"Pennsylvania", "North Carolina", "West Virginia"};

	//get us map data - states and boundaries
    ArrayList<USState> map_data = ds.getUSMapCountyData(states, true);
	// create a USMap object with the map data
	USMap us_maps = new USMap(map_data);

    //Testing for state boundaries (only works with outlining all not between)
    for(int i = 0; i < map_data.size(); i++){
        USState temp = map_data.get(i);
        temp.setStrokeColor(new Color(0,0,0));
        temp.setStrokeWidth(3);
    }

[krs-world]

I dont think BRIDGES can draw states and counties at the same time. They come from the same data set, but we dont have a way to show the state boundaries in a different color. I have to think about how to support that.