[Mapserver-users] Problem with Mapplet

[Ed McNierney]

Ali -

I don't think this will help you, but I wanted to clarify that the current version of MapServer will support any output image format for which there is a driver.  GD is commonly used as an output driver for MapServer, and GIF support has been removed from recent versions because users need to have a patent license from Unisys to legally use that support.  There are patched versions of various GD levels out there in the world, and some users are using them.

MapServer is happy to support GIFs.  To legitimately have it do so, you need an output driver such as GD with GIF support, and a license from Unisys.

	- Ed

Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA  01863
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242 

-----Original Message-----
From: AMC Story [mailto:s9646183 at sms.ed.ac.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:11 PM
To: Richard Greenwood
Cc: mapserver list
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Problem with Mapplet


Thanks Rich.  

As the current version of MapServer doesn't support GIF's, I've had a look 
through the archives to find out what's going on.  I found a link to a site 
where I can download an applet called jBox, which seems to be an updated 
version of the mapplet.  Is that right, and if so, is there much documentation 
as to what it does and how to implement it?

Thanks again,
Ali

Quoting Richard Greenwood <Rich at GreenwoodMap.com>:

> Are you using GIF's? (Mapplet doesn't support PNG's)
> 
> Rich
> 
> At 07:08 PM 6/3/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm new to MapServer, but have managed to get the demo up and running
> and am
> >currently trying to get the mapplet working too.  I've followed the
> >instructions in the HOWTO, and it would appear that the applet is
> accessed.
> >However, while the rest of the interface looks fine, I get a grey box
> instead
> >of my map.  Also, I'm now getting a MSIE warning box that simply
> >says "mapplet  ", and when I move the mouse around the screen you can
> see a
> >message in the status bar of the browser that says "exception:
> >java.lang.NullPointerException".
> >
> >I thought originally that the file paths could be wrong (I'm running
> the
> >demo_init and the java files from my public_html directory on my local
> 
> >machine
> >and the other files from my scripts directory, which has worked until
> now, 
> >but
> >might be a problem...?).
> >
> >If anyone has any idea what I might be doing wrong I'd really
> appreciate it.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Ali Story
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> 
> Richard W. Greenwood, PLS
> Greenwood Mapping, Inc.
> Rich at GreenwoodMap.com
> (307) 733-0203
> http://www.GreenwoodMap.com 
> 
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