[Cartoweb-dev] Querying the Outline Layer

[Oliver Christen]

Hi Max

well, editable layers are certainly not the same thing as the basic outline 
(two totally different plugin)

you can certainly query editable layer, as they are effectively PostGIS 
layers.
but note that the edit plugin is a bit complex to use (compared to outline), 
especially when creating (drawing) elements

Regards,
Oliver


> Oliver,
>
> Thank you.
>
> I was analyzing the Demo Edit files, and I've noticed
> that the Outline layers scheme is quite different from
> the way it is working with the latest Cartoweb
> version.
>
> If I used those schemes (the outline layers by using
> them as  PostGIS layers), would it be possible to have
> them queried by the Query Tool, as a 'regular' PostGis
> layer?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Max Ueda
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Oliver Christen <oliver.christen at camptocamp.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Max
>>
>> The query plugin get the list of queryable layer
>> from the layer plugin, this
>> list is generated from the selected layers at the
>> moment the query is done.
>> I tried to add the cartoweb_point_outline layer in
>> the layer tree and have
>> it selected, but I simply get a major "mainmap image
>> not generated yet"
>> error. I didnt investigate more but I suppose the
>> way the outline layer are
>> handled (which is clearly different from "normal"
>> layer) somehow cause some
>> conflict within the layer or hilight or image plugin
>> when it try to generate
>> the image with the hilighted selected elements.
>>
>> So the answer is it doesnt seem possible as for now.
>> The first though would
>> be to exactly pinpoint where the error come from but
>> it seems quite complex,
>> sorry.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Oliver
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to use the Query Tool to retrieve
>> the
>> > label of an Outline object from the Outline layer,
>> > say, the Outline Polygon layer?
>> >
>> > If it is possible, how should the mapfile info be
>> > modified? I mean, what should have to be
>> referenced at
>> > the METADATA section of the layer?
>> >
>> > In other words, I'd like to make the Outline
>> layers
>> > queryable. Can it be done?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Max Ueda
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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