Why don't you use a cluster strategy? With the distance and threshold parameters you are very flexible concerning the proximity of the vector features.<br><br>Franz<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/9/26 Mr. Puneet Kishor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:punk.kish@gmail.com">punk.kish@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:52 AM, Phil Scadden wrote:<br>
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> I would have to ask why use send vector at all. Do all the display<br>
> rendering with WMS.<br>
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</div>Dunno for sure.. that is why I am seeking different opinions. That said, one reason using vector features is the simplicity of it. I don't have to implement any technology other than my database on the server side and OL on the client side.<br>
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> When someone clicks or otherwise, do the processing<br>
> with WFS. Only the vector objects selected get sent back for you to<br>
> render as selected (SLDSelect obviates even that).<br>
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</div>Do you have any example app showing the above in action to which you can point me?<br>
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> You can specify which<br>
> feature fields are returned for building your popups etc. The only<br>
> function you lose is mouseover hover but Andreas even has way of looking<br>
> at that (though I havent tried it).<br>
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</div>Yes, mouseover hover is an important part of client feedback. Losing that would be close to a deal-breaker unless it was outsized outweighed by the advantages of any mechanism I implement.<br>
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