[MapQuery] Directory layout + external libs in Git repo

[Volker Mische]

Hi,

On 11/12/2010 12:29 PM, Anne Blankert wrote:
>  In the newly proposed and improved directory layout, the demo's now
> reference external libs like <script src="../lib/...></script>
> I believe it is a good thing if demo's work out of the box, no
> additional readme's, install.txt or conversions of .sh to .bat,
> downloads etc.
> 
> Is there a good reason for the demo's not to reference online libraries?
> 
> So instead of:
>   <script src="../lib/openlayers/OpenLayers.js"
> type="text/javascript"></script>
>   <script src="../lib/jquery/jquery-1.4.3.js"
> type="text/javascript"></script>
>   <script src="../lib/jquery/ui/jquery-ui.js"
> type="text/javascript"></script>
> 
> Maybe use:
> <script type="text/javascript"
> src="http://openlayers.org/api/2.10/OpenLayers.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript"
> src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript"
> src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.6/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
> 
> ?
> 
> From the version numbers in the path names to the libs, users can see
> with wich version of the external libs MapQuery is supposed to work.
> 
> Anne
> 

I'm not sure about it. I know, often demos need an internet connection
(e.g. for a WMS), though I'd like to get them work offline as well. We
could use static files as baselayer (as TMS e.g.) and have them work
completely offline.

I had the situation that I wanted to do some MapQuery/OpenLayers coding
in the train, an the best resource are the demos. But without internet
they are not that useful.

Therefore I prefer the bundle version (and not referencing the JS libs
through the web). You only need to download it once and you are set.

Cheers,
  Volker