[mapguide-users] RE: Desktop implementation of MapGuide

[Kneo]

Give me some examples of features that you can think of for a desktop
application. Something which cannot be done  (or maybe with a lot of
difficulty) in a web browser.


SER&TEC Antonio Lucas wrote:
> 
> Hi Kneo,
> 
> It's not true. In a desktop app you have the power of a desktop app and
> .net
> framework (.net controls, file system access etc) for example. The code in
> your app runs directly, not through a web browser. If you plan to
> implement
> a hard client, a desktop app is the best way to do this.
> 
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> De: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] En nombre de Kneo
> Enviado el: martes, 12 de junio de 2007 4:58
> Para: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Asunto: Re: [mapguide-users] Desktop implementation of MapGuide
> 
> 
> If this app has to run while being online, there is no distinct advantage,
> is
> there ? The killer app would allow you to connect to the server at the
> start, fetch the map and then use it offline. Or better still, get the
> layers from various servers and combine it in a single map on the desktop
> application 
> 
> 
> Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>> 
>> Sort of...
>> 
>> The current implementation of the API uses a local tcp connection to 
>> connect to the server.
>> You may be able to fix this by supplying a custom "webconfig.ini", where 
>> you change the IP adress, but it might be a problem if you intend to use 
>> it outside of the LAN.
>> 
>> You will not be able to use the MapGuide API in offline mode.
>> 
>> Also, you will have to implement most of the functionality yourself 
>> (zoom, pan, etc), as that is written in AJAX.
>> There exists functionality to get raster map, set selection etc, but it 
>> is still raster.
>> 
>> You might be able to get away with embedding a web browser (like studio 
>> does), or simply use the DWF viewer as an ActiveX control.
>> These will have to run online though.
>> 
>> You can also copy all data from the server, using Fdo, and storing it 
>> locally in SDF files. That should give nice speed, but you will have to 
>> render the map yourself.
>> 
>> I'm not sure how much info the standard DWF map contains, but you might 
>> convince the server to give you a full DWF copy of the map. If you have 
>> that, you should be able to use the DFW viewer in offline mode.
>> 
>> Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kneo skrev:
>>> Would it be possible to have a desktop implementation of MapGuide
>>> (offline
>>> viewing) ? Basically, the desktop application created in VB.net will
>>> connect
>>> to a set of servers to fetch the map and then allow the user to browse
>>> it
>>> offline. Since the map is now copied to the local desktop, the speed and
>>> flexibility will be immense. 
>>>
>>>
>>>   
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