[MapQuery] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] MapQuery 0.1.0 released

[Volker Mische]

Hi Noli,

thanks for the good feedback this was the reason why we wanted to have a 
release out soon. Keep it going.

Cheers,
   Volker

On 07/29/2011 07:17 PM, Noli Sicad wrote:
> Hi Steven,
>
> Nice start for MapQuery.
>
> jQuery is easier to learn than ExtJS.
>
> MapQuery would be good web client to QGIS (Map) Server, GeoServer and Mapserver.
>
> I hope we can have "Print Widget" in the next release
>
> One suggestion I think if would be better to include minified versions
> of Openlayer and jQuery in the package. This would make newcomers
> struggle to MapQuery easier. Right now, if you click / open the demo
> (i.e. basic.html) is blank.
>
> The Readme did not mentioned how to get the Mapquery starting. No
> reference to these links. What is needed to make MapQuery runs.
>
> <script src="../lib/openlayers/OpenLayers.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
>   <script src="../lib/jquery/jquery-1.4.4.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
>   <script src="../src/jquery.mapquery.core.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Noli
>
>
> Steven Ottens  wrote:
>> Hi Raj,
>>
>> MapQuery formally extends OpenLayers, it is similar in concept as GeoExt,
>> but uses jQuery instead of Ext. The idea is to create a jQuery-style
>> webmapping library which wraps around OpenLayers and extends it with
>> functionality like layer managers, datagrids (NYI), legends etc. We try to
>> make it easy to create a webmap-application with OpenLayers, without having
>> to know all that OpenLayers has to offer.
>> We aim at jQuery developers more than on people who are already well-versed
>> in OpenLayers. As such we will provide a few simple functions which (we
>> think) will be enough for 90% of the use-cases. The other 10% is not
>> actively pursued, though one could directly access OpenLayers and do some of
>> the advanced stuff we're not providing.
>>
>> Steven
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss