[Live-demo] OpenLayers updates for 5.5

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks Roald, I've reviewed and it looks good, docs status now set to 
5.5final, ready for translation:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=8

On 03/02/12 10:29, Roald de Wit wrote:
> Hi Cameron and list,
>
> On 31/01/12 21:43, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> I can see merit in this, but I'm concerned about robustness of examples.
>>
>> We want to make sure that OSGeo-Live works robustly, whether 
>> connected to the web or not.
>> I suspect that most demos will be missing online basemaps at the very 
>> least? We could possibly live with that, if we include a statement 
>> saying "these demos need to be online to work". Are there any other 
>> reasons that cause the demos not to work? Maybe source maps or source 
>> domains might become deprecated?
>
> It is true that most demos will require a working Internet connection.
>
> On top of that, some demos will use AJAX (XHR) requests that can only 
> work with a proxy script. OpenLayers comes with such a proxy script 
> that we can use.
>
>>
>> We don't want a new user to accidentally come across a demo which is 
>> broken (maybe due to OL being upgraded and the demo not working any 
>> more). There are 182 OL demos, and we don't have the man power to 
>> manually test all 182 demos with each osgeo-live release. Do we have 
>> any confidence that all demos should work?
> Pretty much as much confidence as the online OpenLayers examples page 
> (provided that we have a working proxy and Internet connection).
>
>>
>> However, for any significant update, I suggest waiting until the 
>> following osgeolive 6.0 release (due in Sept 2012)
> I agree and will therefore only make the bare minimum changes to get 
> OpenLayers upgraded to 2.11.
>
> In reply to Cameron's offline email:
>
> On 03/02/12 07:11, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Thanks for your update, I didn't realise that Openlayers can't access 
>> Yahoo Maps any more.
> Nothing can access Yahoo Maps any more:
> http://thetechjournal.com/internet/yahoo-shutting-down-maps-apis.xhtml
>
>> I'd encourage you to also add yourself as an author. I realise that 
>> you are only changing a few words this time, but maintaining is very 
>> valuable, and is worth attributing. Also, we gain value in 
>> advertising the project when we credit the large number of people who 
>> have worked on the project. Your call.
> I've added my name to the overview document.
>
>> Also,
>> You mentioned that OpenLayers 2.11 has Mobile support? I think that 
>> is work mentioning under Core Features. Maybe say:
>> * Optimised to work within mobile devices
> Done that (different wording though).
>
> I think that the OpenLayers install script and overview document are 
> ready for 5.5. Please review.
>
> Regards, Roald
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