[mapguide-users] DWF Viewer App

[Andrew DeMerchant]

No it's not just that....the scale bar isn't right either....The scale 
bar itself matches the map, but the scale that it says that it's at is 
not right. The easiest thing to do is to print one out and layout an 
actual scale on the bar, then you'll see what I mean.  The scale bar is 
off by about 5mm (too short). It's as though the whole layout is zoomed 
out a little (legend, map, scale bar, etc).....It's like at some point 
somewhere, it's set to "fit to page", even though that's not even an 
option.....basically, the whole thing is shrunk to about 95%, rather 
than 100%. But like I said, that's not just happening for 1 printer, and 
it's also been confirmed to happen with other people (when I first 
brought this up in 1.0.1). It's not a printer setting....what ever it is 
is a bug for sure.

Andrew


Walt Welton-Lair wrote:
> Seems like the right thing to do then is to have the DWF Viewer surround also go to the server to find the correct extent to zoom to.
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> 	From: Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca] 
> 	Sent: Tue 11/21/2006 10:39 PM 
> 	To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org 
> 	Cc: 
> 	Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] DWF Viewer App
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> 	I had thought there was an artifact for it (which is why I didn't add it
> 	myself)...but I dont' see it.
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> 	Andrew
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> 	Alain Lebatard wrote:
> 	>
> 	> The reason for the DWF search problem is that the viewer surround uses
> 	> the DWF viewer API to select or zoom to a feature, but the viewer only
> 	> knows about the features that are in the visible extent of the map.
> 	> The AJAX viewer doesn’t have this problem because since it virtually
> 	> doesn’t know anything about the features displayed, it has to
> 	> systematically go to the server to perform selection or zoom.
> 	>
> 	> I remember that bug from before MapGuide shipped. We probably didn’t
> 	> fix it then for lack of time, but I think there is an artifact logged
> 	> for it.
> 	>
> 	> Alain
> 	>
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> 	> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
> 	> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:46 PM
> 	> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org
> 	> *Subject:* Re: [mapguide-users] DWF Viewer App
> 	>
> 	> I mainly use the DWF viewer (still not a fan of the AJAX one...I miss
> 	> the quick panning and zooming with my mouse wheel too much!), but my
> 	> app supports both (the user is sent to the right one according to a
> 	> browser check)...I don't know about searching offline, but I can
> 	> certainly tell you that you can search dwf features just the same. I'm
> 	> using the search tool from MapGuide Studio.
> 	>
> 	> It works fine, except for 1 serious bug.....Say you're zoomed in so
> 	> that not all features of your map are visible (some are outside your
> 	> extents)...If you then search for features, you'll get a list. Click
> 	> on the item you want, and you're supposed to be taken to that feature
> 	> (the map is meant to center on that feature)......in dwf viewer, this
> 	> wouldn't work. It ONLY works in the dwf viewer if the thing that you
> 	> clicked on (from the list) is already on the screen somewhere.
> 	>
> 	> If you can live with this bug, then likely all you have to do is
> 	> modify your URL. I've done almost all of my project with MapGuide
> 	> Studio, and have set it up to work with either viewer....all I have to
> 	> do to switch viewers is to change "mapviewerdwf" in my url to
> 	> "mapviewerajax".
> 	>
> 	> Hope that helps!
> 	>
> 	>
> 	> Andrew
> 	>
> 	>
> 	>
> 	> Chris Tallman wrote:
> 	>
> 	> I know the DWF Viewer app is not very popular right now because it
> 	> requires an install. However, we are working on an app for EMS in
> 	> vehicle mapping. I need to be able to search for an address in the DWF
> 	> map while its disconnected from the internet or network. Has anyone
> 	> messed with this? Is it even possible to search features in the DWF
> 	> Map? I have a feature source that has the addresses, and I've written
> 	> an app to search the map if I'm using the AJAX viewer, now I need that
> 	> same functionality in the DWF viewer. If anyone has an idea on how to
> 	> do this I am all ears.
> 	>
> 	> Thanks,
> 	>
> 	>
> 	> **Chris Tallman**
> 	> 260.356.9074
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