[Qgis-developer] Web Client - New Features

[Mayeul Kauffmann]

Hi Larry,

> I'm new to the list
Welcome then and thanks for contributing! That looks great, I'll use
this and know others that will!
It would be good to have some popular OpenLayers layers included by
default, with just the need to uncomment or change one or 2 lines of
javascript (for instance, for the 5 base layers of
http://www.openstreetmap.org/
).
It would make a handy way to combine e.g. custom QGIS data rendering
(such as
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBYtH2svw0 ) with OSM base map, and in
some cases may alleviate the need for tile caching the QGIS-rendered
layers (with a good base map, you can simplify your overlay).
Finally, it offers a solution to a few bugs [1] affecting the QGIS
openlayers plugin, and as such is handy even for desktop use.

Cheers,
Mayeul

[1] I'm trying to report them here:
http://hub.qgis.org/projects/qgis-user-plugins/issues/new
Namely: rezoom automatically at world level in some cases; wait for all
tiles to be available to display them.

Le jeudi 05 janvier 2012 à 16:51 -0700, Larry Shaffer a écrit :

> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the list, but have been tinkering around with new features
> for the QGIS Web Client for about a month now.
> 
> I finally decided to fork the client project at github and am looking
> for some input on the first new feature I've got working: extra
> OpenLayers base layers and overlays (with the QGIS Server output
> sandwiched between). Working with a QGIS Server, MapProxy and
> OpenLayers workflow, I've gotten the maps rendering in the client
> faster, decently cached, and with quick label drawing.
> 
> See the marginally coherent description here:
> http://dakcarto.github.com/qgis-web-client/
> 
> There is no code yet to play with as I am figuring out how to work
> with git/github (first time with this VCS) and push the work up to my
> 'extralayers' branch.
> 
> I'm looking for input on the feature, like whether you think it is a
> good addition, or whether you see a different approach. I'm mostly
> looking at adding features that keep the user entry level still around
> just knowing some javascript, OpenLayers and a smattering of server
> configuration. I think keeping the logic coding mixed in with
> GeoExt/Ext, and the configuration easier, is a benefit to adoption of
> the client by a wider user group.
> 
> Thank you for any help you can offer, and thanks to those who have
> previously worked on the client,
> 
> Larry Shaffer
> Dakota Cartography
> Black Hills, South Dakota
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