[Geomoose-users] Jump To and Change Layer visibility

[Eli Adam]

Zery,

>> This documentation has some details specific to some previous Oregon
>> customizations.  Probably the best documentation for setup (and
>> specifically zoom to) would be
>> http://geomoose.org/docs/configuration.html#zoomto
...
> I'm sure I have read those link many times, from the example it has groups
> of zoom to,
>
> 'Communities':['static:rural',[
> ['Arch Cape',[7317188,796289.34000000,7322479,805653]],
> ['Bradwood',[7455671,934752.42000000,7459244,937982]],
> ['Cannon Beach Junction',[7329878,845037,7334717,850082]]]]
>
> when I try to use groups on my Jump To function it doesn't change the extent
> and it only shows 'Communities' but Arch Cape and the others are not. How
> did this groups really works?

At this point, I would advise against trying the groups of zoom to and
following the main documentation which does not have groups. Once you
have the simple zoom to working, then you could try making
modifications and customizations to introduce groups (if the benefit
is worth the work).  The groups of zoom to are not a main part of
GeoMoose but a user customization which involves several changes
(which is why it is on the wiki rather than the main website).  Does
the simple zoom to to work when following the main documentation?

> I know this had been talk alot but here it goes, I hope someone out there
> had the time to wrote a comprehensive step-by-step manual. Maybe with an
> example project building webgis with geomoose. What to do first, where to go
> next, which file had to be edited, what is the use of one function, how to
> track an error, etc (too much huh :-) )

We try to provide a lot on the website,
http://geomoose.org/docs/index.html but it could probably use more.
The wiki is also open to all users to contribute anything that might
help other users.  Generally, the method to make your own webgis from
GeoMoose and get familiar is to install the demo and have that
working.  Then modify that or a second copy of the demo to make it for
your area with your data.  The 2011 FOSS4G exercise includes a section
to change map projection (including which files to edit), changing the
extents, changing the jump to lists,  adding to the available scales,
adding layers, and even how to break and troubleshoot it.  Ignoring
all the documentation on the website and oversimplifying it, most
changes happen in the settings.ini and mapbook.xml, .map files, and
some of the identify .html files.  There is developer documentation
(for trunk which probably won't match the version you're using
exactly) on functions here,
http://geomoose.org/trunk/api/files/geomoose-js.html  Most error
tracking is done with firebug in Firefox.  Generally errors are of two
type (MapServer errors - usually an error in a .map file) and
configuration errors (usually an error in mapbook.xml).

>
> My experience on using geomoose for the first time and as not a webgis
> specialities, using the available documentation really had make me almost
> going nowhere. I'm sorry for throwing so much demand.

It is hoped that GeoMoose is easily usable by people who are not
webgis developers, although most have a GIS background.  As you figure
it out, can you make specific suggestions that would have helped you?
That will help improve the documentation.

Bests, Eli

>
>
> Regards,
> Zery