Basic Rotation
bearingon dl2.Map + dl2.KeyboardControl
Overview
The minimum-viable mirror of dash-leaflet's rotation_basic.py, adapted to the dash-leaflet2 primitives we just added:
dl2.Map(bearing=...)— CSS-rotated map panedl2.KeyboardControl()— arrow keys rotate, Cmd/Ctrl+Arrow pansdl2.Marker(rotateWithMap=False)— icon stays in a fixed SCREEN
orientation (upright) while the map rotates around it. The opposite mode, rotateWithMap=True, is what flight-sim / walking-sim use for sprites that should rotate together with the world.
CAVEAT (documented in dl2.Map's docstring too): this is CSS rotation, not coordinate-correct rotation. Tiles, markers, polygons render in the right place visually; click-to-latlng resolution at non-zero bearing is OFF by the rotation amount because Leaflet's hit-testing doesn't know we rotated. For a basic showcase + flight/walking sims (camera-follow), this is fine.
Live demo
The shape
Pattern
# File: docs/rotation-basic/example.py (region: map)
dl2.Map(
id="rb-map",
center=LONDON.center,
zoom=13,
bearing=0,
style={"height": "62vh"},
children=[
dl2.TileLayer(
id="rb-tile", url=TILE_URL, attribution=ATTR
),
dl2.KeyboardControl(
id="rb-kbd", bearingStep=5, panStep=80
),
dl2.Marker(
position=[51.505, -0.09],
iconify="mdi:home",
iconSize=36,
iconColor="var(--mantine-color-green-6)",
# iconAnchor at center (default for iconify is
# bottom-center; we override here so the icon's
# visual center IS the geographic point — the icon
# then rotates in place around its own center).
iconAnchor=[18, 18],
rotateWithMap=False,
children=dl2.Tooltip(
"London — center pin (rotateWithMap=False, stays upright)",
),
),
],
),Source
# File: docs/rotation-basic/example.py
"""
Basic Map Rotation — `bearing` on dl2.Map + dl2.KeyboardControl
The minimum-viable mirror of dash-leaflet's `rotation_basic.py`, adapted to
the dash-leaflet2 primitives we just added:
* `dl2.Map(bearing=...)` — CSS-rotated map pane
* `dl2.KeyboardControl()` — arrow keys rotate, Cmd/Ctrl+Arrow pans
* `dl2.Marker(rotateWithMap=False)` — icon stays in a fixed SCREEN
orientation (upright) while the map rotates around it. The opposite mode,
`rotateWithMap=True`, is what flight-sim / walking-sim use for sprites
that should rotate together with the world.
CAVEAT (documented in dl2.Map's docstring too): this is CSS rotation, not
coordinate-correct rotation. Tiles, markers, polygons render in the right
place visually; click-to-latlng resolution at non-zero bearing is OFF by
the rotation amount because Leaflet's hit-testing doesn't know we rotated.
For a basic showcase + flight/walking sims (camera-follow), this is fine.
"""
import dash
import dash_leaflet2 as dl2
import dash_mantine_components as dmc
from dash import Input, Output, State, callback, clientside_callback, ctx, dcc, html
from dash_iconify import DashIconify
from dl2_tiles import VOYAGER, register_theme_swap
from dl2_locations import LONDON
from dl2_shared import info_panel
# Basemap pair for this page. dl2_tiles owns the light/dark wiring so
# every example themes the same way — see register_theme_swap below.
TILES = VOYAGER
TILE_URL = TILES.url("light")
ATTR = TILES.attribution()
component = dmc.Stack(
[
dmc.Grid(
[
dmc.GridCol(
dmc.Paper(
# region map
dl2.Map(
id="rb-map",
center=LONDON.center,
zoom=13,
bearing=0,
style={"height": "62vh"},
children=[
dl2.TileLayer(
id="rb-tile", url=TILE_URL, attribution=ATTR
),
dl2.KeyboardControl(
id="rb-kbd", bearingStep=5, panStep=80
),
dl2.Marker(
position=[51.505, -0.09],
iconify="mdi:home",
iconSize=36,
iconColor="var(--mantine-color-green-6)",
# iconAnchor at center (default for iconify is
# bottom-center; we override here so the icon's
# visual center IS the geographic point — the icon
# then rotates in place around its own center).
iconAnchor=[18, 18],
rotateWithMap=False,
children=dl2.Tooltip(
"London — center pin (rotateWithMap=False, stays upright)",
),
),
],
),
# endregion
shadow="sm",
radius="md",
withBorder=True,
style={"overflow": "hidden"},
),
span=8,
),
dmc.GridCol(
dmc.Stack(
[
info_panel(
"Bearing",
dmc.Stack(
[
dmc.Group(
[
dmc.Badge(
id="rb-bearing-badge",
color="green",
variant="light",
size="lg",
children="0°",
),
DashIconify(
id="rb-compass-icon",
icon="mdi:compass-outline",
width=28,
color="var(--mantine-color-green-6)",
),
],
gap="sm",
),
dmc.Slider(
id="rb-slider",
min=0,
max=359,
step=1,
value=0,
marks=[
{"value": 0, "label": "N"},
{"value": 90, "label": "E"},
{"value": 180, "label": "S"},
{"value": 270, "label": "W"},
],
),
dmc.Group(
[
dmc.Button(
"N",
id="rb-btn-N",
size="xs",
variant="light",
),
dmc.Button(
"E",
id="rb-btn-E",
size="xs",
variant="light",
),
dmc.Button(
"S",
id="rb-btn-S",
size="xs",
variant="light",
),
dmc.Button(
"W",
id="rb-btn-W",
size="xs",
variant="light",
),
dmc.Button(
"Reset",
id="rb-btn-reset",
size="xs",
variant="light",
color="gray",
),
],
gap="xs",
grow=True,
),
],
gap="sm",
),
),
info_panel(
"KeyboardControl readout",
dmc.Stack(
[
dmc.Group(
[
dmc.Text(
"Rotations:", size="sm", c="dimmed"
),
dmc.Badge(
id="rb-n-rot",
color="gray",
variant="light",
children="0",
),
dmc.Text(
"Pans:", size="sm", c="dimmed"
),
dmc.Badge(
id="rb-n-pan",
color="gray",
variant="light",
children="0",
),
],
gap="xs",
),
dmc.Code(
id="rb-lastkey",
block=True,
style={
"minHeight": "60px",
"fontSize": "11px",
},
),
],
gap="xs",
),
),
info_panel(
"Viewport (map → Python)",
dmc.Code(
id="rb-viewport",
block=True,
style={"fontSize": "11px", "minHeight": "80px"},
),
),
],
gap="md",
),
span=4,
),
]
),
],
gap="md",
)
# Slider -> map bearing
@callback(Output("rb-map", "bearing"), Input("rb-slider", "value"))
def slider_to_bearing(deg):
return deg
# Preset buttons -> slider (which then drives bearing).
@callback(
Output("rb-slider", "value"),
Input("rb-btn-N", "n_clicks"),
Input("rb-btn-E", "n_clicks"),
Input("rb-btn-S", "n_clicks"),
Input("rb-btn-W", "n_clicks"),
Input("rb-btn-reset", "n_clicks"),
prevent_initial_call=True,
)
def preset_to_slider(*_):
presets = {
"rb-btn-N": 0,
"rb-btn-E": 90,
"rb-btn-S": 180,
"rb-btn-W": 270,
"rb-btn-reset": 0,
}
return presets.get(ctx.triggered_id, dash.no_update)
# Map bearing (driven by KeyboardControl) -> slider (so the slider tracks
# arrow-key rotation in real time).
@callback(
Output("rb-slider", "value", allow_duplicate=True),
Input("rb-map", "viewport"),
prevent_initial_call=True,
)
def viewport_to_slider(vp):
return round((vp or {}).get("bearing") or 0)
# Bearing badge + compass-icon visual rotation.
@callback(
Output("rb-bearing-badge", "children"),
Output("rb-compass-icon", "style"),
Input("rb-slider", "value"),
)
def readouts(deg):
deg = deg or 0
return f"{deg}°", {
"transform": f"rotate({deg}deg)",
"transition": "transform 0.15s",
}
# Viewport JSON readout.
@callback(Output("rb-viewport", "children"), Input("rb-map", "viewport"))
def viewport_text(vp):
if not vp:
return "—"
return (
"center: [{lat}, {lng}]\nzoom: {z}\nbearing: {b}°\nbounds: "
"N {n} S {s} E {e} W {w}"
).format(
lat=vp["center"][0],
lng=vp["center"][1],
z=vp["zoom"],
b=round(vp.get("bearing") or 0),
n=vp["bounds"]["north"],
s=vp["bounds"]["south"],
e=vp["bounds"]["east"],
w=vp["bounds"]["west"],
)
# KeyboardControl readout.
@callback(
Output("rb-n-rot", "children"),
Output("rb-n-pan", "children"),
Output("rb-lastkey", "children"),
Input("rb-kbd", "n_rotations"),
Input("rb-kbd", "n_pans"),
Input("rb-kbd", "lastKey"),
)
def kbd_readout(n_rot, n_pan, last_key):
import json as _json
return (
str(n_rot or 0),
str(n_pan or 0),
_json.dumps(last_key, indent=1) if last_key else "—",
)
# Theme sync — mirrors the other showcase pages.
register_theme_swap("rb-tile", TILES)Source: /rotation-basic
Note for AI agents: This is the static, prerendered view of an interactive Dash application served because we detected a non-JS user agent. Full prose docs:
- /rotation-basic/llms.txt — LLM-friendly documentation
- /sitemap.xml
- /robots.txt