[Chameleon] Question About Locate Widget

[Paul Spencer]

Jeff, I am not entirely sure why it isn't working for you, but I am not sure it is what 
you want anyway .. the Locate widget leverages the place name, postal code and NTS 
mapsheet services provided by the CGDI discovery portal.  You could create something 
based on the code in the widget, but this widget won't do what you want out of the box.

I would recommend starting with the Locate widget and coding a new popup dialog with 
your own entry form and search functionality.  Or you could extend the Locate widget 
services to include your own lookup service (see htdocs/common/phpgeocoder/services)

Cheers,

Paul


On Jan 20, "Jeff Berry" <jeffb@erlandsen.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm not clear on how the Locate widget is supposed to work, but based on the
> description of it, I think it is what I'm looking for.
> 
> What I really want to do is incorporate a search tool for parcels...pretty
> straight foward, allow the user to enter a parcel number or owner name and
> have the map zoom to that location.  Am I on the right track here with the
> Locate widget?   I tried to impliment it both on the Chameleon demo and a
> basic template I put together, but when I use it, it simply opens a gray
> dialog window and then hangs why it tries to load something.
> 
> Jeff Berry
> GIS Analyst
> Erlandsen & Associates
> P.O. Box 2029
> Chelan, WA 98816
> (509) 682-4189
> jeffb@erlandsen.com
> 
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