[Tilecache] Simple Image Map

[Jan Patrick Lübbert]

Hello,

I'm new to Openlayers/Tilecache (found it while searching for Google
alternatives) and have to make a comment and ask some questions.

First I find Openlayers/Tilecache looks like great pieces of software, BUT what's
great software without proper documentation ... and that's what both are missing
for sure.

I've made some maps for a game and want to share them with others on the web, so
I've searched the web and ended up at Openlayers Website (if there's something
better to do what I want, please tell me!). My Map is atm a huge Image file and
I want to do something like

http://tilecache.org/demos/xkcd-onlinecommunities.html or
http://tilecache.org/demos/mario.html

But I didn't find any documentation that told me how to do that. Can Tilecache
cut my Image into tiles? How do I configure that (ImageLayer was mentioned in
another mail but from the code I think I got that that's what I'm searching but
no word on how to configure)? Can the people who did the demos please not only
show the results, show how you've done that!

I'm also thinking about cutting my map into tile via a script myself (think this
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Image:Tms.png is how they are named?)  and simply
put it on the right places (directories), but how do I configure Openlayers to
use them because it's no WMS or whatever service then ...

Can you help me with some links/docs/howtos/words please?


Thanks

Jan