[Mapserver-users] DHTML Navigation Tools for MapScript

[Tom.Kralidis at CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emil Zegers [mailto:EZS at DeStraat.NL]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:19 AM
> To: Chip.Hankley at GASAI.com; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] DHTML Navigation Tools for MapScript
> 
> 
> Hello Chip,
> 
> Nice demo!
> 
> I'd like to contribute to your idea of developing DHTML tools for the
> Mapserver environment, preferrably for the WMS part of Mapserver, too.
> 
> The Intergraph WMSViewer (http://www.wmsviewer.com/) uses DHTML too,
> may be another source of inspiration.
> 

Careful, this viewer only supports IE.


> Another idea might be to take a look a the Inline WMS Viewer
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/inlinewms/ and
> http://tsadev.speciesanalyst.net/documentation/ow.asp?InlineWMSMap).
> 
> Maybe you can start with a website with description of implemented
> features so far, technical setup, a todo list and wish list.
> 
> Just let (me) know what you would like to start with.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Emil Zegers
> 
> 
> 
> *****
> 
> I'm interested in working with folks to develop a set of DHTML based
> navigation tools for use (mainly) with MapScript. Sort of a DHTML
> version of
> Rosa. I've done some preliminary work on this, and posted an example
> application that uses it at the following URL:
> 
> http://www.gasai.com/gisapps/world/ 
> 
> The chief features are:
> 
>  - works in IE and Mozilla/Netscape
>  - 'rubber band' style zoom controls
>  - click-n-drag panning
> 
> This initial effort is a combination of some code I borrowed from
> Puneet
> Kishor, and ideas gained from looking at Steve Lime's DHTML Land View
> application. Basically, the application relies pretty heavily on the
> CBE
> tools to bridge the differing IE<->Mozilla event models.
> 
> I started down this path b/c I was running into Java issues in various
> browsers... and thought maybe the DHTML route might simplify things.
> I'm not
> entirely convinced that this is true.
> 
> Anyway... my idea, if anyone thinks this is a worthwhile endeavor, is
> to try
> to refine this into a more simplistic 'plug-in' that can be used in
> MapServer applications. However, I have absolutely no experience
> working
> 'collectively' with others to develop software (like with CVS). 
> 
> Is this the sort of thing that would be amenable to working
> collectively on?
> Is anyone interested? How would we set it up?
> 
> TIA!
> 
> Chip Hankley
> 
> 
> 
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