[Mapserver-dev] Re: time support

[Sean Gillies]

Brent,

Great idea!  Instead of creating a TILELAYER attribute, I'd suggest that
we change the code so that we can use another layer name in the 
TILEINDEX:
first try tileindex as the name of another layer in the map, on 
exception
try finding tileindex as a path on the filesystem.

Sean

On Jan 14, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Brent Fraser wrote:

> Steve,
>
>   Here's an idea from left field.  The basic problem is we're on the 
> road to
> creating a layer-within-a-layer, adding new keywords and possibly 
> changing
> the syntax of existing keywords.
>
> How about pointing to another layer (a tileindex layer) from the layer 
> of
> interest?
>
> LAYER
>   NAME 'landsat images'
>   TYPE raster
>   STATUS on
>   TILEITEM "Location"
>   TILELAYER "landsat_tiles"  # new keyword; points to tile layer
> END
>
> LAYER
>   NAME 'landsat tile outlines'
>   TYPE polygon                     # or have a new type of  "tile" ?
>   STATUS off
>   DATA "index/landsat.shp"
> END
>
> That way we could leverage existing filtering, connection, etc 
> structure for
> the tile layer.  Might be too weird though....
>
> Brent
>
>