[mapguide-users] Desktop implementation of MapGuide

[SER&TEC Antonio Lucas]

Hi Kneo,

It's not true. In a desktop app you have the power of a desktop app and .net
framework (.net controls, file system access etc) for example. The code in
your app runs directly, not through a web browser. If you plan to implement
a hard client, a desktop app is the best way to do this.


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De: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] En nombre de Kneo
Enviado el: martes, 12 de junio de 2007 4:58
Para: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
Asunto: Re: [mapguide-users] Desktop implementation of MapGuide


If this app has to run while being online, there is no distinct advantage,
is
there ? The killer app would allow you to connect to the server at the
start, fetch the map and then use it offline. Or better still, get the
layers from various servers and combine it in a single map on the desktop
application 


Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
> 
> Sort of...
> 
> The current implementation of the API uses a local tcp connection to 
> connect to the server.
> You may be able to fix this by supplying a custom "webconfig.ini", where 
> you change the IP adress, but it might be a problem if you intend to use 
> it outside of the LAN.
> 
> You will not be able to use the MapGuide API in offline mode.
> 
> Also, you will have to implement most of the functionality yourself 
> (zoom, pan, etc), as that is written in AJAX.
> There exists functionality to get raster map, set selection etc, but it 
> is still raster.
> 
> You might be able to get away with embedding a web browser (like studio 
> does), or simply use the DWF viewer as an ActiveX control.
> These will have to run online though.
> 
> You can also copy all data from the server, using Fdo, and storing it 
> locally in SDF files. That should give nice speed, but you will have to 
> render the map yourself.
> 
> I'm not sure how much info the standard DWF map contains, but you might 
> convince the server to give you a full DWF copy of the map. If you have 
> that, you should be able to use the DFW viewer in offline mode.
> 
> Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S
> 
> 
> 
> Kneo skrev:
>> Would it be possible to have a desktop implementation of MapGuide
>> (offline
>> viewing) ? Basically, the desktop application created in VB.net will
>> connect
>> to a set of servers to fetch the map and then allow the user to browse it
>> offline. Since the map is now copied to the local desktop, the speed and
>> flexibility will be immense. 
>>
>>
>>   
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