[OpenLayers-Users] FramedCloud with Layer.Text?

Christopher Schmidt crschmidt at metacarta.com
Fri Jan 30 00:04:03 EST 2009


On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 01:54:46PM -0400, Christopher Schmidt wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:39:56AM -0400, Bobby H. Braswell wrote:
> > 
> > Hi-
> > 
> > Is there an example of using the framed cloud popups with a text layer  
> > in 2.6? In general can we specify the popup type when constructing a  
> > text layer?
> 
> Generally, the answer is 'no, and why are you still using a Layer.Text?
> Use a Layer.GML with a format: OpenLayers.Format.Text and a
> selectFeature control instead.' 

And now, only 8 months later, I've documented how to make that
transition: 

  http://docs.openlayers.org/library/overlays#transitioning-from-text-layer-or-georss-layer-to-vectors

Feedback welcome.  

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta



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