[Cartoweb-users] Re: super layer

[Oliver Christen]

oh, my bad
the correct link is 
http://www.cartoweb.org/doc/cw3.3/xhtml/user.query.html#user.query.mapfile.metadata

regards
Oliver


> HI Oliver,
> I can understand if you're cheating me after a lot of questions ... but if
> not
> the link you gave is not correct.
>
> regards
>
>
>
> --------- Original Message --------
> Da: Oliver Christen <oliver.christen at camptocamp.com>
> To: cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org <cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org>
> Oggetto: Re: super layer
> Data: 27/04/07 13:50
>
> >
>>
>>
>> Hi Giuseppe
>>
>> see
>>
> http://pomerape-dev.c2c/~ochriste/doc/user.query.html#user.query.mapfile.metadata
>> for info about query_returned_attributes
>>
>> as for retrieving the point coordinate, I would say using a point with a
>> buffer would be more efficient than storing a polygone, though im not a
>> specialist in the matter.
>> have a look at builtin functions in postgis, maybe there is one that 
>> would
>
>> do exactly what you need.
>>
>> regards
>> Oliver
>>
>>
>> > Hi Oliver,
>> > at least I've just finisched to write the rtf plugin, now I can manage 
>> > a
>> > stack of possible documents.
>> > Now I can focus on the super layer feature. I've read the query plugin.
>> > Anyway by seeing the .map of demo plugin I see the following quaryble
>> > layer:
>> >
>> > LAYER
>> >    NAME "lake"
>> >    TYPE POLYGON
>> >    DATA "inwatera"
>> >    TRANSPARENCY 70
>> >    METADATA
>> >      "id_attribute_string" "OGC_FID|string"
>> >      "query_returned_attributes" "AREA"
>> >    END
>> >    TEMPLATE "ttt"
>> >    CLASS
>> >      NAME "lake"
>> >      STYLE
>> >        COLOR 180 180 240
>> >        OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 180
>> >      END
>> >    END
>> >  END
>> >
>> > there is no postgis connection . While I was writng the following one:
>> >
>> > LAYER # query layer using the loccoords PostgreSQL table
>> > NAME point_to_mark
>> > CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
>> > CONNECTION "user=postgres1 password=password dbname=my_country
>> > host=localhost port=5432"
>> >
>> > DATA "the_geom from super_layer_tab"
>> > STATUS ON
>> > TYPE POINT
>> > BUFFER 5
>> > CLASS
>> > NAME "point_to_mark"
>> > STYLE
>> > SYMBOL "circle"
>> > SIZE 5
>> > COLOR 255 0 0
>> > OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
>> > END
>> > END
>> >
>> > In the former there is "Area" which should be the returned and 
>> > displayed
>> > string, nut in the latter there is no info about the column table which
> I
>> > 've to read to transfer the link.
>> > Could you say me which is the right solution ?
>> > As far as I know I have to add and customize the query.ini in server 
>> > and
>> > client conf.
>> >
>> > Finally I 've to customize the tablerules.
>> >
>> > In order to catch the point , do you advice me to choose a polygon area
> or
>> > a
>> > point into a sensible circle area ?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance and best reagards
>> >
>> > Giu
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --------- Original Message --------
>> > Da: Oliver Christen <oliver.christen at camptocamp.com>
>> > To:
>> > Oggetto: Re: super layer
>> > Data: 18/04/07 08:59
>> >
>> > >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > and now ?  If I click by a point, I want a new browser window opened
> to
>> >> > the
>> >> > link www.link1.com (only one result). do I have to use the query
> plugin
>> > ?
>> >> > Please can you suggest me something more ? In some example I sow
> there
>> > is
>> >> > a
>> >> > template.html, but I 'm a bit confused by using it in Cartoweb
>> > environment
>> >> > .
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> you use the standart Query plugin, but you add some tableRules.
>> >> tableRules
>> >
>> >> are functions that will format a query result before it is displayed 
>> >> in
>> > the
>> >> page.
>> >> this would allow you to format the result so it doesnt get displayed 
>> >> as
> a
>> >> normal query result (in an html table) but in a hidden <div> element,
> for
>> >> example.
>> >>
>> >> see
>> >>
>> >
> http://www.cartoweb.org/doc_head/docbook/xhtml/dev.newplugin.html#dev.newplugin.special.tables
>> >> and there is an exemple in the "cartoweb for beginner" workshop we 
>> >> have
>> >> there: http://www.cartoweb.org/cwiki/Foss4g06Workshops
>> >>
>> >> Then, you make a javascript script that will be triggered "onLoad",
>> > meaning
>> >> everytime the page finish to load. That script will check if the 
>> >> hidden
>> > div
>> >> exit ( if (xGetElementById('myHiddenDiv')) for example) and if that 
>> >> div
>> >> contain a link ( if (xGetElementById('myLink')) if you give an id to
> the
>> > <a
>> >> href=".." id="myLink">...</a> ) you then get the href value with
>> > javascript
>> >> and then do a windows.open() with the link you just recovered.
>> >>
>> >> regards
>> >> Oliver
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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