[OpenLayers-Dev] gml:boundedBy

[Tim Schaub]

Hey-

I trashed the last message, but this is a response to the latest from Eric.

Yes, geometry bounds is used by the renderer.  The calculation is 
expensive (given many features/many points).  If the server has done it 
for us already, we gain efficiency.  Not only in rendering, but in any 
feature selection by location, intersection tests, snapping, etc.

I can't tell if this is just a pedantic argument, or if you guys have 
any real reason to think making use of gml:boundedBy will bring users harm.

How about if we wait until people who use GML complain that things 
aren't working because their servers are reporting bogus gml:boundedBy 
elements?

At that point, someone could create a patch that makes it optional. 
Until then, we all enjoy efficiency gains.

Tim


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