[OpenLayers-Users] RC 2.5-RC3 Problem with Boxes

Thu Sep 27 13:55:53 EDT 2007

probably something like:
 var box = new OpenLayers.Marker.Box(map.getExtent());
since your map may not be able to display the exact bounds you request
given set resolutions/scales.

On 9/27/07, Linda Rawson <linda.rawson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I switch the example.
>
> var boxes = new OpenLayers.Layer.Boxes("Images");
>     var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-96.0051889, 28.9812486, -95.9925747,
> 28.9917903 );
>    var box = new OpenLayers.Marker.Box(bounds);
>    box.setBorder ("yellow",4);
>    boxes.addMarker(box);
>    map.addLayer(boxes);
>
>    map.zoomToExtent(bounds);
>
> But then I get a yellow box in the middle of the map.  I want a box the SAME
> size as the viewport I am looking at.  How do I do that?
> Linda Rawson
>
>
>
> On 9/27/07, Brent Pedersen <bpederse at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-96.0051889, 28.9917903,
> -95.9925747,  28.9812486);
> >
> > hi, it looks like your ymin and ymax are switched.
> > -brent
> >
> >
> > On 9/27/07, Linda Rawson <linda.rawson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have the following code:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <html xmlns=" http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
> > >   <head>
> > >     <style type="text/css">
> > >         #map {
> > >             width: 600px;
> > >              height: 600px;
> > >             border: 1px solid black;
> > >         }
> > >     </style>
> > >     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
> > >     <script type="text/javascript">
> > > <!--
> > > function init()
> > > {
> > >    var map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map');
> > >
> > >    var ol_wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled( "OpenLayers WMS",
> > >    " http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?",
> > >    {
> > >       layers : 'basic'
> > >    }
> > >    );
> > >    ol_wms.addOptions(
> > >    {
> > >       isBaseLayer : true,
> > >    ratio: 1
> > >    }
> > >    );
> > >    map.addLayers([ol_wms]);
> > >
> > >    map.addControl(new
> OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition());
> > >
> > >    var boxes = new OpenLayers.Layer.Boxes("Images");
> > >    var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-96.0051889, 28.9917903,
> -95.9925747,
> > >  28.9812486);
> > >    var box = new OpenLayers.Marker.Box(bounds);
> > >    box.setBorder ("yellow",4);
> > >    boxes.addMarker (box);
> > >    map.addLayer(boxes);
> > >
> > >    map.zoomToExtent(bounds);
> > >
> > > }
> > > // -->
> > >     </script>
> > >   </head>
> > >   <body onload="init()">
> > >     <h1>OpenLayers Example</h1>
> > >     <div id="map"></div>
> > >   </body>
> > >  </html>
> > >
> > >
> > > I get a map with the proper coordinates but the box is simply one line.
> I
> > > think there is a bug in the boxes that is not using the correct lat/lon
> > > combinations.  Has anybody else ran into this?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Linda Rawson
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