[Mapserver-users] GMap Status (Also, Rosa and Opera 7.11)

[Paul Spencer]

Rob,

from my point of view as the Chameleon maintainer, I would say that it 
is being replaced by Chameleon :>

GMap was developed as a demonstration of the things that PHP/MapScript 
could do, and also as a way of testing parts of MapScript. It is not 
under any sort of active development, nor has it been for several years.

If you would like to know more about Chameleon and how it might help 
you, please use the Chameleon mailing list, linked from the main 
Chameleon web site at http://www.maptools.org/chameleon/

Cheers,

Paul

Robert W. Burgholzer wrote:
> Can anyone tell me the status of the Gmap framework, and/or any tools 
> that are replacing it in the mapserver community development cycle? I 
> ask because, while it is still downloadable (gmap-ms40) from 
> maptools.org, there are no links to it that I can find on that page. Is 
> the Chameleon package taking its place? Are there other "canned" 
> front-ends that are currently under development? I have a small project 
> that I am going to be deploying in the next month, and begun exploring 
> development with gmap. My thought is to modify Gmap into a slightly more 
> object oriented fashion, so that it can be used within any php page with 
> calls such as:
> 
> GmapObject->init();
> GmapObject->showlegend();
> GmapObject->showMap();
> GmapObject->showQueryResults();
> 
> etc. Thus, I will be able to interface with my co-workers who may have a 
> bit less experience (read - none) with MapServer/Script/PostGIS, as well 
> as increase the overall readability of the resulting  pages. Anyhow, I 
> am looking to contribute some code if need be, and to save myself some 
> time/effort.
> 
> BTW - I could not run the Rosa applet (April, 2003 version) on Opera 
> 7.11, but had not problem with Opera 7.53. The applet loaded the images 
> but upon clicking with any tool, the map returned unchanged (certain CGI 
> variables were blank). When I upgraded the Opera, I DID have it install 
> a Java VM, so I don;t know which was the root of the problem. Anyhow, it 
> works with 7.53 if you let it install java.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> Robert Burgholzer
> Environmental Engineer
> MapTech Inc.
> http://www.maptech-inc.com/ 
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