[OpenLayers-Users] Modify features with user specified coordinates

[Yves Moisan]

> On Monday, December 21, 2009, Yves Moisan <yves.moisan at boreal-is.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> 
> Hi Yves
> 
> > I was asked to provide users with text boxes so that they can enter
> > coordinates they want a vertex or point moved to in RESHAPE mode.  I
> > thought of a "MANUAL_RESHAPE" option, but looking at ModifyFeature.js
> > shows that all values on the byte are taken :
> >
> > OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature.RESHAPE = 1 (RESIZE = 2, ROTATE = 4 and
> > DRAG = 8) plus all combinations of mode.
> 
> You could use 16, as long as it's a power of 2.

Right.  I guesss we're not tied to a byte ...

> 
> >
> > Has anyone implemented such a functionality in OL ?  I could modify the
> > behaviour of RESHAPE so that it pops text boxes upon clicking on a point
> > or vertex, but I would rather have it as another editing option mode.
> > Ideally, people would be allowed to toggle "default" RESHAPE (that is
> > drag points or vertices with the mouse) and manual reshape.  Ideas ?
> 
> 
> If I had to do that I'd try to manually call the modify feature
> control's dragStart, dragVertex and dragComplete methods.

Thanx for the pointer Eric.  I also need to do it to add a point, that
is enter a coordinate directly instead of putting a point wherever and
then modify it.  I'm a bit surprised no one has ever had a customer/user
asking for "how can I put a point at X,Y" yet.  Hopefully I can do that
promptly.  Thanx again.

Yves