[OpenLayers-Dev] Polygon overlay

[Dom Lehr]

Thanks to all for clarifying this. I understand, my question was kind of
"lazy" now that I think about it. However, I'm pretty experienced in
JavaScript and already developed a GIS application using OpenLayers. My goal
was to get a reply that would point me into the right direction. I was not
looking for someone to hold my hand. Next time, I'll make sure to get my
point acroos in a lil more "profesional" manner.

Cheers,

Dom

On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 3:56 PM, <christopher.schmidt at nokia.com> wrote:

>
> On Jun 5, 2010, at 4:21 AM, ext Dom Lehr wrote:
>
> > Whatever guys, this was a kind question from my end. You should watch the
> way to talk to people - it won't get you that far. Get a life!
>
> ... The irony of this statement is amusing.
>
> OpenLayers developers are not here to hold your hand. Zac's response --
> while
> possibly somewhat harsh -- was not really inaccurate: The goal that you
> want
> to achieve was not well-stated, and so calling it 'pointless' is simply a
> literal statement of fact. While perhaps slightly unclear, it isn't
> entirely
> unfair: others are here to help you with your tasks, not to walk you
> through
> how to do them.
>
> In order to receive help from OpenLayers users and developers, the best way
> to do it is:
>  1.  to fully explore the API, examples, and documentation, to the
>     greatest extent you can
>  2. To create an example HTML page demonstrating what you want to do
>  3. To publish that HTML page
>  4. To explain what aspect of the code you have written you are having
>    problems with.
>
> (See also: http://docs.openlayers.org/help/minimize.html, which explains
> some of this.)
>
> The way your question is worded, it seems as if you haven't tried to write
> any code yet; if you have, you certainly didn't say so, or offer any
> evidence of this that someone trying to help you could see.
>
> There are several situations where users are unable to do this; for
> example,
> many people starting with OpenLayers do not know Javascript, have no
> experience with HTML or CSS, or other similar situations. In those cases,
> the effort that a user needs to put forth is greater to achieve #2 above --
> but until you do, you should be aware that it is unlikely that you will
> get much help from developers, who are here to help with problems, not
> to provide customized examples for every user who has something to do.
> (Keep in mind that there are literally almost 2000 people subscribed to
> the OpenLayers mailing lists -- and only probably 5% have enough experience
> to answer many of the questions asked on these lists.)
>
> Once you've tried to write some code, explored the API, and created an
> example page -- even if it doesn't work -- sending mail to the users list
> is your best way to get help. At this point, I wouldn't expect much: you've
> already told everyone reading this list to 'get a life', so you're
> karmically in the hole. (If you don't understand why this might be,
> a read through http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html>is probably
> wise. ESR's writing style is annoying and rude, but the points he makes
> are mostly correct, and understanding what's written there will help
> go a long way when communicating with any Open Source project.)
>
> Good luck.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Christopher Schmidt
> Nokia
>
>
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