[Mapserver-users] Flash Capabilities
Grant, Ryan
rgrant at nrcan.gc.ca
Tue Jun 17 20:13:39 EDT 2003
Maybe I'm alone in this opinion, but I would strongly suggest getting a copy
of Macromedia's Flash MX if you are starting down the Flash Road. It is
possible to generate swf's without it, by using the Ming libraries for PHP.
And I think there is a package called Swish that will make swf's as well.
However, the Flash MX development environment is a great tool if you are
hoping to make a rich interactive interface for your mapserver maps.
-----Original Message-----
From: woodbri at swoodbridge.com [mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:12 AM
To: Yewondwossen Assefa
Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Flash Capabilities
I think this would be great. Thank you for the responses, I will
comment on some of them tonight when I get a chance.
By the way this deals with one of the conceptual problems I was
having, which was how to integrate additional action script for
a UI with the mapserver swf map.
Also, what do people recommend as lower cost alternatives to
MacroMedia's Flash development tools. How do they compare? Are there
any good tools that run on Linux?
Thanks,
-Steve W.
Yewondwossen Assefa <assefa at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
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> I could add something like SWFACTIONSCRIPT metadata (on the web object)
> which can be use at save time to add specific actions script codes to
> the main movie : In your case It would be:
>
> Web
> ...
> metadata
> "SWFACTIONSCRIPT" "#inclue ./action/map.as;stop"
> ...
> end
>
> Would this be enough ?
>
> Later,
>
>
>
> Liangxu Wang wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> > I am trying mapserver with swf output format now. There are some
trouble with learning flash's action script when I planning use swf format.
> > When I load a map swf file from my main flash file,I can't do some
change with the map swf file. so,if the map file generate
> >in the mapserver can dynamically load some specail action script from web
server? for example, if exist "./action/map.as",the map swf file load
it,just like this:
> > #inclue ./action/map.as;
> > stop;
> >
> > Sorry for my poor english.
> >wlx
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Yewondwossen Assefa" <assefa at dmsolutions.ca>
> >To: <woodbri at swoodbridge.com>
> >Cc: <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:41 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Flash Capabilities
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi There,
> >> Sorry for the late answer. I was out of the office since Friday.
> >>
> >>woodbri at swoodbridge.com wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi Flashy People,
> >>>
> >>>I read this over and plan to give it a try:
> >>>http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/FlashMapserverUserDoc.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Most of the information is uptodate. Parts that needed updating :
> >> - Events and Highlights : the document described the initial
> >>proposition. It did not describe how It was currently implemented. I
> >>have updated that part of the document to describe what currently
exists.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Is this document current or has more been done on this?
> >>>Do you have a priority wishlist?
> >>>Who is the principal developer on this?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> There is no real priority list right now. I guess It will depend on how
> >>things go when people use theis output more frequently.
> >>
> >> I would be the main developper of this although I have had contribution
> >>and suggestion from other developpers like Jan Hartmann.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I wanted to animate a route, like have each successive segment
> >>>highlight after a short delay and then repeat. Is this possible? How
> >>>hard would it be to implement? I saw some comments in the doc above
> >>>about highlighing, but it seemed to imply that this was not done yet.
> >>>I would probably have the route in its own layer if that makes a
> >>>difference.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hightlighting is implemented as noted above. Right now a second shape
> >>with the highlight color is drawn on top of the original shape when a
> >>mouse over happens on the shape.
> >> I am not sure how your case would be solved though. One possiblity
> >>would be to export for each element, it x,y coordinates (same way as the
> >>attributes are exported), and these coordinates would be accessible
> >>through Action Script. This idea was intially proposed for symbol layers
> >>to export the posisition of the symbols(x,y) and at the application
> >>level, position flash symbols at these specific positions. If there
> >>are other ideas, I would like to hear them.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I think some people have posted links to their apps, but if anyone
> >>>can share what they have done, I would be willing to add it to the
> >>>Wiki page and add my experiences to it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Later,
> >>
> >>--
> >>----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>Assefa Yewondwossen
> >>Software Analyst
> >>
> >>Email: assefa at dmsolutions.ca
> >>http://www.dmsolutions.ca/
> >>
> >>Phone: (613) 565-5056 (ext 14)
> >>Fax: (613) 565-0925
> >>----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Assefa Yewondwossen
> Software Analyst
>
> Email: assefa at dmsolutions.ca
> http://www.dmsolutions.ca/
>
> Phone: (613) 565-5056 (ext 14)
> Fax: (613) 565-0925
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
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> I could add something like SWFACTIONSCRIPT metadata (on the web object)
which
> can be use at save time to add specific actions script codes to the main
> movie : In your case It would be:<br>
> <br>
> Web<br>
> ...<br>
> metadata<br>
> "SWFACTIONSCRIPT" "#inclue ./action/map.as;stop"<br>
> ...<br>
> end<br>
> <br>
> Would this be enough ?<br>
> <br>
> Later,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Liangxu Wang wrote:<br>
> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid00c901c33474$e299b240$f84dfea9 at gisedu">
> <pre wrap="">Hi all,
> I am trying mapserver with swf output format now. There are some
trouble with learning flash's action script when I planning use swf format.
> When I load a map swf file from my main flash file,I can't do some
change with the map swf file. so,if the map file generate
> in the mapserver can dynamically load some specail action script from web
server? for example, if exist "./action/map.as",the map swf file load
it,just like this:
> #inclue ./action/map.as;
> stop;
>
> Sorry for my poor english.
> wlx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yewondwossen Assefa" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:assefa at dmsolutions.ca"><assefa at dmsolutions.ca></a>
> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com"><woodbri at swoodbridge.com></a>
> Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu"><mapserver-users at lists.gi
s.umn.edu></a>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Flash Capabilities
>
>
> </pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">Hi There,
> Sorry for the late answer. I was out of the office since Friday.
>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com">woodbri at swoodbridge.com</a> wrote:
>
> </pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">Hi Flashy People,
>
> I read this over and plan to give it a try:
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/FlashMapserverUserDoc.html">ht
tp://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/FlashMapserverUserDoc.html</a>
>
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""> Most of the information is uptodate. Parts that needed
updating :
> - Events and Highlights : the document described the initial
> proposition. It did not describe how It was currently implemented. I
> have updated that part of the document to describe what currently exists.
>
>
> </pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">Is this document current or has more been done on this?
> Do you have a priority wishlist?
> Who is the principal developer on this?
>
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""> There is no real priority list right now. I guess It
will depend on how
> things go when people use theis output more frequently.
>
> I would be the main developper of this although I have had contribution
> and suggestion from other developpers like Jan Hartmann.
>
> </pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">I wanted to animate a route, like have each successive
segment
> highlight after a short delay and then repeat. Is this possible? How
> hard would it be to implement? I saw some comments in the doc above
> about highlighing, but it seemed to imply that this was not done yet.
> I would probably have the route in its own layer if that makes a
> difference.
>
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""> Hightlighting is implemented as noted above. Right now
a second shape
> with the highlight color is drawn on top of the original shape when a
> mouse over happens on the shape.
> I am not sure how your case would be solved though. One possiblity
> would be to export for each element, it x,y coordinates (same way as the
> attributes are exported), and these coordinates would be accessible
> through Action Script. This idea was intially proposed for symbol layers
> to export the posisition of the symbols(x,y) and at the application
> level, position flash symbols at these specific positions. If there
> are other ideas, I would like to hear them.
>
> </pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">I think some people have posted links to their apps,
but if anyone
> can share what they have done, I would be willing to add it to the
> Wiki page and add my experiences to it.
>
>
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap="">Later,
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Assefa Yewondwossen
> Software Analyst
>
> Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:assefa at dmsolutions.ca">assefa at dmsolutions.ca</a>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.dmsolutions.ca/">http://www.dmsolutions.ca/</a>
>
> Phone: (613) 565-5056 (ext 14)
> Fax: (613) 565-0925
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""><!---->
>
> </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <br>
> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="$mailwrapcol">--
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> Assefa Yewondwossen
> Software Analyst
>
> Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:assefa at dmsolutions.ca">assefa at dmsolutions.ca</a>
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.dmsolutions.ca/">http://www.dmsolutions.ca/</a>
>
> Phone: (613) 565-5056 (ext 14)
> Fax: (613) 565-0925
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
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