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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for responding. I did test the
Ajax Viewer and it did work. I do need to use the DWF viewer though. At least
I’ve confirmed the fix though for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ajax</st1:place></st1:City>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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mapguide-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bruce Dechant<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 15, 2007
5:07 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> MapGuide Users Mail List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mapguide-users]
Viewer API Selection Timing Issues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>RFC 15 has already been approved and the code changes
have already been submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please see: <a
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc15">http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc15</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you build from the source now you will be able to
use the new functionality provided by RFC 15.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----Original Message----- <br>
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mapguide-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Scott Hameister <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thu 3/15/2007 3:32 PM <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'MapGuide Users Mail List' <br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mapguide-users]
Viewer API Selection Timing Issues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>RFC 15 should solve this
problem in the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">AJAX</st1:place></st1:City>
viewer when/if it makes it through</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> mapguide-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Buscher, Shane<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 15, 2007
10:02 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mapguide_users@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mapguide-users] Viewer
API Selection Timing Issues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I may be going about this the wrong way, but here’s
my problem. I want to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> select a feature based on</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>an
attribute query in the task pane, automatically zoom to it, and</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>highlight</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>it. </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have
found highlighting the feature to be the most</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>problematic because
the feature has to exist within the map frame</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>extent before it
can be selected with</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the SetSelectionXML() Viewer api
function.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As far as I know, this is the only function call you can
make in MapGuide to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>highlight features. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Knowing that SetSelectionXML() will only highlight
features in the current map extent, I preceded to zoom to the feature</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(ZoomToView)</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>before
calling SetSelectionXML(). </span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The problem is that the map can’t
zoom quick enough, and so no features</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>are highlighted:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ZoomToView(x, y, scale); </span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SetSelectionXML(xmlSet); //no features exist
yet because of</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>delay in ZoomToView</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I don’t have</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>any problems when the feature
already exists in my map extent. Does anyone have a workaround or better
method to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>accomplish this? </span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The only hack can
think of is to pause the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>execution</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>of
SetSelectionXML() until ZoomoView is complete, but I’m not sure the best way to
code this. </span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><a name=""><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shane</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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