[mapserver-dev] Proposal to add built-in OpenLayers map viewer

Paul Ramsey pramsey at opengeo.org
Fri Sep 24 15:11:43 EDT 2010


On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Daniel Morissette
<dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:

> The initial need is to offer the users a __simple__ mechanism top\
> preview a mapfile contents, not to link or promote any client framework
> in particular. The choice of OpenLayers as the default is obvious in my
> mind for a number of reasons, the main ones being outlined by Paul
> above) but I respect the fact that others may have differing opinions.

Does that not maybe lead to something more like
"mode=browse&template=openlayers" instead? Openlayers being a default
built-in template, but leaving the option to add other built-ins for
other frameworks?

P


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