[Geomoose-users] multiple layer selection

[Bob Basques]

All,
 
Some thoughts about this, more from a global perspective . . .

Hmm, this seems like a good idea on the surface,  but I seem to remember trying this idea out at some previous GeoMoose development version, and there were some capabilities that implementing it mitigated.   In the end, the idea was to use a general associative method of having the selection controls aligned with the particular viewable layer.
 
Now, since this was implemented in it's current fashion, I've also run into some occasional what-if scenarios that this new idea would help with, but I managed to get the existing method to work in the end.  Things like having a selection layer that doesn't have a companion viewable layer, or at least may not be loaded.
 
It's almost point towards another "TAB" in my mind, at least if you keep the operational aspects the same as they are now.  For example, if the MapBook defines a selection layer, then the control for that selection layer would appear under the "Select" Tab, or some such.
 
With some of the recent discussions around separating out the user configs from the system configs, I think this new method of applying the capability of selections in a more generic way has come up at the right time.
 
bobb
 

>>> "Fischer, Brian" <bfischer at houstonengineeringinc.com> wrote:
Lee,
 
Currently this is not possibly with GeoMOOSE.  I'm not sure it ever will be...it seems like a custom feature.  It would also be hard to program this to handle all situations.  With that said you could either try to customize GeoMOOSE yourself or you could easily find a consultant that could likely do this customization for a reasonable price.  Maybe the cusomtization could be contributed back to the GeoMOOSE project.  Essentially you would have to write some of your own javascript code so on the "OnChange" event of the dropdown would have it do something with the other drop down.
 
On this note I think I am going to get GeoMOOSE so you can have an active layer list in a drop down and use that to have users select which layer is active and selectable.  This is different than how GeoMOOSE currently handles users specifying which layer is selectable.
 
-Brian
 
Brian Fischer
Houston Engineering, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN
(763) 493-4522
 

From: geomoose-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:geomoose-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Lee Meilleur
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:52 AM
To: 'geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net'
Subject: [Geomoose-users] multiple layer selection

 
I saw Jay's post on being able to setup an additional layer to select on.  Has anyone been able to setup multiple layers to select on?  I'd like to have a pulldown with multiple layers.  As a layer is selected, the Jump To options would change for the layer selected.  A non-working example of what I'm trying to do can be viewed at:
 
http://www.gis.leg.mn/geomoose/atlas/
 
There's a Jump To Layer pulldown with multiple layers.  As a layer is selected, the Jump To list would change accordingly.  Any ideas?  
 
Thanks.
 
 
Lee Meilleur

LCC-GIS Office
Minnesota Legislature
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St. Paul, MN 55155
651.296.0098  Fax: 651.297.3697
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