interactively select within polygon

[Richard Greenwood]

Way cool! Nothing against mapscript, but I have always said that users
underestimate the power of MapServer CGI, and often move prematurely
to a mapscript approach.

jBox or dBox both have the basic functionality in place to capture
user mouse clicks. You would simply need to gather those points up,
and pass them back to MapServer.

Also check out some of the WMS clients e.g. MapBuilder and MapBender.

Rich



On 8/30/06, Steve Lime <Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us> wrote:
> The MapServer CGI can accept an arbitrary shape as input for a query. I believe you set imgshape
> or mapshape and then set mode=nquery or something like that. Bottom line, you don't need MapScript.
>
> So, if you can get the coordinates out of jbox you're in business. You can probably extend, as Rich
> suggests, the measure tool. Unlike the measuring you'd need a mechanism to know when you're
> done drawing so you can submit the polygon. I suppose you could detect a keystroke (e.g. Esc) or
> even show a 'Done' button when you enter drawing mode.
>
> Steve
>
> >>> Richard Greenwood <richard.greenwood at GMAIL.COM> 8/30/2006 12:00:55 PM >>>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        helpme with jBox...
> Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:31:23 -0500
> From:   Oscar Mauricio Murillo Suárez <oscmao at gmail.com>
>
> Hi
> My name is Oscar and I am working with jBox and Mapserver, but I have a
> problem. I need to select same points, but it is'nt a select within box,
> I need to be a select within polygon. I don't know how to modify the
> applet for this action?. Can you help me ? Thanks and you excuse my bad
> handling for english, good bye.
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> Hello Oscar,
>
> I have forwarded your question to the MapServer-Users mailing list. I
> have changed the subject line to "interactively select within
> polygon". You can (and should) join this very helpful list at:
>    http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/mailinglists/mapserver-users/
>
> jBox does not support selecting points within a user-drawn polygon.
> You could add the ability fairly easily (extend the measure tool) but
> you would still need to have mapserver process the polygon because the
> actual selection of points would take place on the server.
>
> I think this would require the use of mapscript, I think there are
> other on the MapServer-Users list who would be better able to answer
> your question than me.
>
> Regards,
> Rich

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