[mapguide-internals] Motion Vote: RFC 119 - Enhance URL information in vector layer definition

[Zac Spitzer]

it's looking good!

one final question, the example shows a url without the protocol prefix,
i.e. 'map.google.com/location=', how is https going to be handled?



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Sam Wang <Sam.Wang at autodesk.com> wrote:
> Hi Zac,
>
> OK, the override elements can be FDO expression. I have updated the RFC.  Do you agree on this RFC now?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Zac Spitzer
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:52 AM
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> Subject: RE: [mapguide-internals] Motion Vote: RFC 119 - Enhance URL information in vector layer definition
>
> I tend to agree with Trevor's comment... if we are going to have such overrides, I'd like them to be FDO expressions to be consistant..
>
> On Aug 4, 2011 9:39 AM, "Sam Wang" <Sam.Wang at autodesk.com> wrote:
>> Hi Zac,
>>
>> Do you have any other concerns?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sam
>>
>> ________________________________________
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>> [mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of Sam Wang
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>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:37 AM
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>> Subject: RE: [mapguide-internals] Motion Vote: RFC 119 - Enhance URL
>> information in vector layer definition
>>
>> Hi Zac,
>>
>> Existing layer definition will removeoriginal url field, and replace it with a urlData field(complex type with four fields) as described in the RFC and backward compatibility will be kept. So there is no duplicated fields.
>> And also I think tooltip is not the same as "Url Description", tooltip for a feature can be something entirely unrelated to the URL assigned to the feature.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sam
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Zac
>> Spitzer
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:06 AM
>> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] Re: Motion Vote: RFC 119 - Enhance
>> URL information in vector layer definition
>>
>> Thanks Sam,
>>
>> that makes more sense now, given that this would be in part duplicating the existing tooltip and url fields, wouldn't it be simpler to just add tooltipOverride and urlOverride, i.e still use the existing fields ?
>>
>> z
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Sam Wang <Sam.Wang at autodesk.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Zac,
>>>
>>> I added a sample definition XML and explains how it should work.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sam
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>> [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Zac
>>> Spitzer
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:44 AM
>>> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
>>> Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] Re: Motion Vote: RFC 119 - Enhance
>>> URL information in vector layer definition
>>>
>>> -1 Zac
>>>
>>> RFC ought to include an example usage of the the new functionality, to solve the problem described in the Motivation section.
>>>
>>> i.e. a sample of what a new layer definition XML would look like, once a clear example is provided and I can understand it, I am happy to review my vote.
>>>
>>> z
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Jackie Ng <jumpinjackie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> +0 Jackie
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