[Mapserver-users] Problems in Cursor Coordinate Display on St atus Bar Using Mapplet

[Bruce, Bob CON]

Thanks Richard. I now feel silly having sent this query, cause in the
Mapplet How-To it lists this parameter, so with the addition of the
following line:

		<PARAM NAME="verbose" VALUE="on">

after my applet definition, it worked great. I am having trouble with the
computer that I'm working on and maps aren't being displayed properly and
the javascript code isn't working properly either. When I tried this on a
smooth running computer everything worked fine.

	Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Greenwood [mailto:Rich at GreenwoodMap.com]
Sent: 2003-May-26 4:41 PM
To: Bruce, Bob (CON)
Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Problems in Cursor Coordinate Display on
Status Bar Using Mapplet


At 02:42 PM 5/26/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>I have been working my way through the tutorials to learn how to implement
>the MapServer and have hit a snag with the Mapplet. I can get it to work OK
>with the zoom box but I cannot get it to display the cursor coordinates. I
>have looked at the past messages on this listserv and tried to follow their
>instructions to no avail, and have also consulted the Mini-HowTo about the
>mapplet to see how to do this - still no success.
>
>So, this is what I've done:
>
>1) I put in the Javascript function: mapplet_mouse_moved(name,x,y) that was
>described in an earlier message, and couldn't get a cursor display,
>2) the Mapplet Mini-HowTo mentions a different function: mapOver(x,y) , I
>put that in and also didn't get a display of the cursor coordinates,

For starters, I think you need to declare 'verbose':
<param name='verbose' value='false'>

I forget which function name was used in mapplet (check the Java source). 
Steve Lime has developed a newer version of mapplet called jBox. In jBox 
the function you want is mousemove_handler(name, x, y). You can fetch jBox 
and some documentation at:
http://www.greenwoodmap.com/mapserver/jBox/

Rich


Richard W. Greenwood, PLS
Greenwood Mapping, Inc.
Rich at GreenwoodMap.com
(307) 733-0203
http://www.GreenwoodMap.com