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

[Bob Basques]

All, 

Actaully, this idea of "mode=browse (or custom)&template=openlayers" is an interesting approach.  It leaves the idea of changing out the inspection framework to the admin and end users. 

Now, just to muddy the waters further, if I want to use GeoMoose as my display of choice, might it be nice to see a method for MapServer to give up it's own getCapabilities type of list for these different mode=browse options?   Maybe just looking for some sort of template file and giving up a "I support this framework" sort of reply. 

Also, could something like a SLD work here as well, where the TEMPLATE was remote?  Ok, maybe I'm getting to far ahead . . . 

bobb 




>>> Paul Ramsey <pramsey at opengeo.org> wrote:

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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