[OpenLayers-Dev] KML / OWS Context support in OpenLayers

[Pat Cappelaere]

I think that you have put your finger right on the problem.
[BTW, I raised the same issue at the OGC kickoff meeting]
Styling is an ongoing huge issue (and has been for years) and might have to
be completely re-thought.
:)

Pat G. Cappelaere

 
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> From: Sebastian Schmitz <sebastian.schmitz at wheregroup.com>
> Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:08:35 +0200
> To: Tim Schaub <tschaub at openplans.org>
> Cc: openlayers <dev at openlayers.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Dev] KML / OWS Context support in OpenLayers
> 
> Hi,
> as stated in another thread, Mapbender wants to push KML (render and
> style) support in OpenLayers in order to integrate OpenLayers as map
> tool lib. Mapbender and TOPP should join forces. How?
> 
> To my mind, step 1 would be to support KML 2 geometries and styling in
> such a client, step2 would be to write that clients state into an
> KML/OWS Context document, right?
> How would you use an integrated KML / OWS Context client without being
> able to render and style KML features?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Sebastian
> 
> Tim Schaub schrieb:
>> Hello-
>> 
>> The Open Planning Project has received OGC funding to work on an
>> integrated KML/OWS Context implementation.  Our proposal was based on
>> building this support into OpenLayers.  I will be working on this over
>> the next few months - and look forward to collaborating with other folks
>> interested in the same.
>> 
>> Note that much of this work is about supporting a yet-to-be determined
>> specification that integrates KML and OWS Context (which is different
>> than getting support for KML 2, for example).
>> 
>> Tim
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