[mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX

Andrew DeMerchant andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca
Thu Sep 14 14:19:09 EDT 2006


That's a big if though (Visual Studio Pro, I mean)....

Jason Birch wrote:
>  
> I've gone to the effort of setting up a local build area for FDO and 
> MapGuide so that I can play around with new features.  I haven't been 
> following the 1.0.x branch though.
>  
> It's not too hard to do on Windows if you have Visual Studio Pro. 
>  
> Basically svn update MapGuide, svn update FDO, build FDO, install fdo, 
> build MapGuide.  The FDO build is more complicated, but it's 
> also better automated; you can do it by running a couple provided 
> batchfiles.  MapGuide currently requires multiple interactive 
> compiles, including a manual compile of the FCGI ISAPI dll that 
> doesn't seem to be included in the OEM build.  I've been trying to 
> batch it, but need to figure out how to set up the environment that 
> MSBuild needs for the MapGuide solutions so that I don't get reference 
> errors.  Installation is a bit of a pain because it's geared to 
> running on the machine that it's compiled on.  I've set up a bunch of 
> XCOPYs (along with requisite SC stop/start and IISRESET calls) to take 
> care transferring to my VMWare w2k3 server, but there are still a 
> couple manual steps.
>  
> I hope that as MapGuide matures as an open source project and as OSGeo 
> is able to offer more facilities, there will be a better roadmap and a 
> build mechanism.  I think that the push for these items will have to 
> come from the OS community though.
>  
> Jason
>
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> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:57
> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX
>
> I've said this before, but I've got to say it again.....I wish that 
> either release dates were posted on the website, or else (ideally) 
> nightly / weekly builds could be made available.....
>
> Andrew
>
> Ivan Miličević wrote:
>>
>> Any release date?
>>
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>> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
>> *Sent:* 14. rujan 2006 18:10
>> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX
>>
>> Let's keep our fingers crossed!
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> Jason Birch wrote:
>>
>> I haven't tested yet, but the MapGuide and FDO development projects 
>> have been working on this pretty actively, setting up pooled FDO 
>> connections and enhancing the ODBC provider.
>>
>> I'll be interested to see whether the changes made for the 
>> 1.0.2 release (which I'm guessing is the same as Enterprise 
>> SP1) resolves these issues as well as the Oracle performance problems.
>>
>> Jason
>>
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>>
>> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 14, 2006 06:10
>> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org <mailto:users at mapguide.osgeo.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX
>>
>> I can certainly vouch for that....for me, ODBC is pretty much useless 
>> in AJAX because of the horrible speed. I had a few hundred 
>> points.....it's still slow in DWF if you do things like filters 
>> and/or themed layers., but it's at least useable.
>>
>> As for the OnSelect question, I have no idea. I'm not doing anything 
>> like that....though, I may at some point, I have no need just yet.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> Ivan Miličević wrote:
>>
>> I figured out that ODBC connection drasticly slow performance. In dwf that
>> difference is not so big.  I've tested on 50 points. Measured by feeling ;-)
>>  
>>  
>> I've restart OS every time after test so "feeling" is relevant.
>>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Traian Stanev [mailto:traian.stanev at autodesk.com] 
>> Sent: 14. rujan 2006 14:46
>> To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org <mailto:users at mapguide.osgeo.org>
>> Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX
>>  
>>  
>> As far as the "everything is selectable" argument, you need to take into
>> account the fact that if everything is selectable, it means ALL properties
>> for all features need to be included with the DWF that gets sent to the
>> client. They are all saved out in an XML file that is attached inside the
>> DWF package. So depending on how many features you have and the ratio of
>> viewing operations to selection operations the client is performing, the
>> bandwidth wasted by that DWF could be larger than sending over a simple PNG
>> and then processing a few mouse clicks on the server. So it's a double-edged
>> sword.
>>  
>> Traian
>>  
>>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joel Carranza [mailto:jec at gatekeeper.com] 
>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:05 AM
>> To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org <mailto:users at mapguide.osgeo.org>
>> Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] POOL:DWF or AJAX
>>  
>>  
>> AJAX viewer "bugless" ? That is a pretty bold claim :)
>>  
>> While the "thinness" of the AJAX viewer certainly is appealing, I still get
>> a little uncomfortable everytime I think about the additional burden it puts
>> on the server in order to support selection and tooltips. We currently
>> author maps where almost everything is selectable, almost every feature has
>> a lengthy tooltip. In such an environment where users are doing alot of
>> object selection and tooltips, I just don't think the AJAX viewer will be
>> performant enough to satisfy our users moving from 6.5. I suspect alot of
>> people don't have this problem, but i'm just throwing my 2 cents in. 
>>  
>> I'm a big fan of vector output, for a couple reasons:
>> a) potentially more compact in terms of map request download
>> b) ideal for "disconnected" applications (where network connectivity is not
>> always available)
>> c) absolutely necessary for printing
>> d) easier to port existing MapGuide 6.5 applications
>>  
>> I would love to see vector output in a different format. The DWF viewer is a
>> major improvement over the MapGuide 6.5 viewer from our perspective because
>> its so much easier for us to customize for our own purposes. However,
>> deploying an ActiveX control is a big problem for alot of people. A java
>> viewer leveraging an open vector format would be way cool. I don't see any
>> reason why vector output should look worse than the raster output, although
>> I agree it does. (Why doesn't the DWF viewer do anti-aliasing?)
>>  
>> Something else that would be way cool that neither viewer has: Selected
>> objects being drawn in something other than solid blue....
>>  
>> Joel Carranza
>> Gatekeeper Systems
>>  
>>  
>> Ivan Miličević wrote:
>>   
>>> Wich one you prefer?
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> For me, AJAX is better one.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Ajax:
>>>  
>>> -not needed plugin
>>>  
>>> -working with lot's of browsers
>>>  
>>> -visually looks better
>>>  
>>> -buugless
>>>  
>>> -more stable
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> DWF:
>>>  
>>> -faster
>>>  
>>> -better zooming, paning
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Let's exchange expirience :-)
>>>  
>>> --------------------
>>> Ivan Miličević, voditelj razvoja
>>> iNEO d.o.o. 
>>> 091 502 9672
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>     
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> /GEMTEC Limited <http://www.gemtec.ca>
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