[Mapserver-users] DHTML Navigation Tools for MapScript

[Dylan Keon]

I'll second what Dave wrote...I've been meaning to do the same thing. 
I'd like to replace my zoom and pan radio buttons with DHTML buttons 
that can do the rubber-band box (and maybe drag pan), as in Steve's 
Landview example.  I think Chip is on the right track.  I'll help where 
I can.

Dylan

Lowther, David W wrote:
> It makes sense to me, Chip. I have been meaning to work through the DHTML
> stuff to get only the box and drag pan, but I haven't had time. I'd love to
> see a simple example. But maybe I'm just lazy, or too busy, or something...
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hankley, Chip [mailto:Chip.Hankley at GASAI.Com]
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:53 PM
> To: 'Steve Lime'; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] DHTML Navigation Tools for MapScript
> 
> 
> 
>>Is there any reason not to extend the toolset I already have started?
> 
> 
> Probably just my lack of experience! ;) 
> 
> No, really that probably makes the most sense. However, what I envisioned
> was simpler (I think) than what you had done with your DHTML interface. A
> lot of the code in the example 
> 
> (http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/itasca/advanced/demo_dhtml.html
> )
> 
> seems geared towards driving a MapServer application. I had a hard time
> teasing out how to grab only the stuff that I needed for a MapScript
> application.
> 
> What was in my mind was really a DHTML version of Rosa. With Rosa, you
> pretty much just specify what you want the button to do (box, polygon, or
> point), and the applet dumps that data into form variables. 
> 
> For example, at the most basic level, I just need the image coordinates for
> the drag events (like zoom in) - I would then do the image processing (what
> layers to draw, how to handle a query, determining image extent, etc.) on
> the server side with PHP.
> 
> Would there be a simple way to 'modularize' what you did to accomplish
> something like this? Am I making any sense?
> 
> Chip