[Chameleon] Flash support?

[Jeff Moxley]

Is there anything that I can do to help?

Point me in the direction of the dev docs and architecture specs and I will
have a look and see if I think I might be useful.

Jeff

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From: chameleon-admin@lists.maptools.org
[mailto:chameleon-admin@lists.maptools.org]On Behalf Of Paul Spencer
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:43 PM
To: bartvde@xs4all.nl
Cc: jmoxley@grids.ca; chameleon@lists.maptools.org
Subject: Re: [Chameleon] Flash support?


Bart,

I don't think we have any intention of limiting the scope of Chameleon.
  I think a future version may well include this type of capability,
especially if we can build an SVG or Flash map widget with custom
editing capability.  I think the javascript interface for line drawing
is a little too hokey to build a fully functional editing suite, I think
SVG is the real answer to that particular problem.

MapServer is currently a read-only WFS but there is interest in
implementing transactional support.  I think that it is unlikely that we
will be doing it in the short term but you never know ;)

I believe Steve Lime is adding WCS support to MapServer.  I haven't
heard anything about an integrated client.  Chameleon is certainly a
toolkit to build such a beast, we have done quite a bit of work (some of
it with you :)) on WFS integration in the last few months, that seems to
be the flavour of the day right now.  I can definitely see WCS
integration coming as soon as we understand what it can be used for (and
it is finished ;))

Cheers,

Paul

Bart van den Eijnden wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> is the intention of Chameleon to be viewing only, i.e. does it exclude
> ever becoming a vector or even editing client? Mapserver is a read-only
> WFS, which means Chameleon has a means of being provided with vector
> data in SVG or SWF format, but editing might not be an option as the
> mostly used backbone is read-only? Or do you consider those options for
> future releases?
>
> I heard on the Geoserver list that the OGC is planning on funding an
> integrated WMS/WFS/WCS/Wetc. client with the next OWS. Might be an
> option, also because some people are working on making Mapserver a WCS?
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:46:33 -0500, Paul Spencer <pagameba@magma.ca>
wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> there is no specific support for flash in Chameleon.  I suspect that
>> some sort of flash support could be developed but I have no idea on
>> scope of effort or even the best approach.  I think it is unlikely to
>> happen.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Jeff Moxley wrote:
>>
>>> I have been reading about flash mapping support in MapScript for the
>>> last
>>> while but have not been able to get it working.
>>>
>>> I am just starting to look at Chameleon and was wondering if there is
>>> flash
>>> mapping capabilities?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
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>
>

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