ka-Map: new open source project

[Paul Spencer]

Nice idea.  I tried the sample and it didn't work for me in firefox
1.0.4 ... a bit disappointing!

If you would like to see this in ka-Map anyway you need to:

1. file an enhancement bug in www.maptools.org/bugzilla using the ka-Map
product and core component.

2. probably try to implement it yourself once the source is available
and then supply a diff/patch/instructions on how to do it ... its likely
not difficult to implement so I would encourage this to be a contribution :)

Cheers

Paul

Bill Binko wrote:
> So, I already have a suggestion :)
>
> Could you hookup the zoomin/zoomout to the mouse wheel?
>
> See this site for a cross-platform approach (that works on very modern
> Firefox, and all IE 6+)
>
> http://www.gtalbot.org/Bugzilla/Bug111647.html
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, 17 May 2005, Paul Spencer wrote:
>
>
>>ka-Map: new open source project
>>===============================
>>
>>http://ka-Map.maptools.org/
>>
>>DM Solutions Group is pleased to annouce the release of a new MapTools
>>open source project aimed at the growing interest in highly interactive,
>>javascript mapping applications based on MapServer.  Here are some
>>details ...
>>
>>ka-Map provides many of the features that one should expect in a
>>state-of-the-art web-mapping application.
>>
>>Features include:
>>
>>* tile-based continuous panning
>>
>>* no page reloading
>>
>>* keymap, legend and scalebar
>>
>>* zoom in/zoom out
>>
>>* keyboard navigation
>>
>>* sliding effects for panning on double click (ok, that one's for fun!)
>>
>>We have also implemented some advanced features that are more in tune
>>with the MapServer community's needs:
>>
>>* configuration can include multiple map files with different extents,
>>image formats, and scales for each map file.  Client side interface can
>>include the ability to change between map files
>>
>>* ability to have layer visibility controls by drawing each GROUP as a
>>separate HTML layer on the client side
>>
>>* ability to use HTML legend template to build more advanced layer controls
>>
>>* flexible tile caching system
>>
>>* separation of the javascript logic from the HTML page to provide an
>>API with which to build your applications
>>
>>ka-Map is built on AJAX principles and uses the XmlHttpRequest object to
>>communicate with the server, providing a much more responsive user
>>interface.  The server side is implemented using PHP/MapScript (what
>>else!) but could easily be replaced with anything that would spit out
>>the equivalent javascript in response to the various requests.
>>
>>ka-Map uses cached tiles generated on demand by drawing much larger map
>>images and slicing them up.  The caching mechanism is currently quite
>>simplistic and could not handle large data projects, but it is
>>definitely sufficient for getting started.  There are issues with this
>>kind of tile generation, but it is almost essential for performance
>>given the current state of the art.
>>
>>ka-Map is aiming to be an API for developing mapping applications.  As
>>such, we are hoping it will be picked up by, and integrated into, some
>>of the other open source projects such as MapBender, ZMapServer,
>>GeoServer, and (of course) Chameleon.
>>
>>The home of ka-Map is:
>>
>>http://ka-Map.maptools.org
>>
>>Downloads and CVS are not quite ready, but you can try out the interface
>>by visiting our first public site based on this technology (basic
>>features only in this one):
>>
>>http://maps.dmsolutions.ca/
>>
>>Subscribe to the user list to find out when downloads and CVS access are
>>available, and also to participate in the ongoing development and
>>testing of this new technology.
>>
>>http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/ka-map-users
>>
>>We are hoping this project will engage the MapServer community's
>>interest and gain momentum from user contributions.  Please join up and
>>start contributing if you are interested in this technology!
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Paul
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