Thanks to all for clarifying this. I understand, my question was kind of "lazy" now that I think about it. However, I'm pretty experienced in JavaScript and already developed a GIS application using OpenLayers. My goal was to get a reply that would point me into the right direction. I was not looking for someone to hold my hand. Next time, I'll make sure to get my point acroos in a lil more "profesional" manner. <br>
<br>Cheers,<br><br>Dom<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 3:56 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christopher.schmidt@nokia.com">christopher.schmidt@nokia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Jun 5, 2010, at 4:21 AM, ext Dom Lehr wrote:<br>
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> Whatever guys, this was a kind question from my end. You should watch the way to talk to people - it won't get you that far. Get a life!<br>
<br>
</div>... The irony of this statement is amusing.<br>
<br>
OpenLayers developers are not here to hold your hand. Zac's response -- while<br>
possibly somewhat harsh -- was not really inaccurate: The goal that you want<br>
to achieve was not well-stated, and so calling it 'pointless' is simply a<br>
literal statement of fact. While perhaps slightly unclear, it isn't entirely<br>
unfair: others are here to help you with your tasks, not to walk you through<br>
how to do them.<br>
<br>
In order to receive help from OpenLayers users and developers, the best way<br>
to do it is:<br>
1. to fully explore the API, examples, and documentation, to the<br>
greatest extent you can<br>
2. To create an example HTML page demonstrating what you want to do<br>
3. To publish that HTML page<br>
4. To explain what aspect of the code you have written you are having<br>
problems with.<br>
<br>
(See also: <a href="http://docs.openlayers.org/help/minimize.html" target="_blank">http://docs.openlayers.org/help/minimize.html</a>, which explains<br>
some of this.)<br>
<br>
The way your question is worded, it seems as if you haven't tried to write<br>
any code yet; if you have, you certainly didn't say so, or offer any<br>
evidence of this that someone trying to help you could see.<br>
<br>
There are several situations where users are unable to do this; for example,<br>
many people starting with OpenLayers do not know Javascript, have no<br>
experience with HTML or CSS, or other similar situations. In those cases,<br>
the effort that a user needs to put forth is greater to achieve #2 above --<br>
but until you do, you should be aware that it is unlikely that you will<br>
get much help from developers, who are here to help with problems, not<br>
to provide customized examples for every user who has something to do.<br>
(Keep in mind that there are literally almost 2000 people subscribed to<br>
the OpenLayers mailing lists -- and only probably 5% have enough experience<br>
to answer many of the questions asked on these lists.)<br>
<br>
Once you've tried to write some code, explored the API, and created an<br>
example page -- even if it doesn't work -- sending mail to the users list<br>
is your best way to get help. At this point, I wouldn't expect much: you've<br>
already told everyone reading this list to 'get a life', so you're<br>
karmically in the hole. (If you don't understand why this might be,<br>
a read through <a href="http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a> is probably<br>
wise. ESR's writing style is annoying and rude, but the points he makes<br>
are mostly correct, and understanding what's written there will help<br>
go a long way when communicating with any Open Source project.)<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
Christopher Schmidt<br>
Nokia<br>
<br>
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