[ka-Map-users] auto query

[Tim Schaub]

I like the idea of-

Pan: click-n-drag 
Zoom: roll (or buttons)
Query: double-click

Seems fast and intuitive.

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ka-map-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org 
> [mailto:ka-map-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of 
> Paul Spencer
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:16 AM
> To: Brent Pedersen
> Cc: ka-map-users at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: Re: [ka-Map-users] auto query
> 
> Comments requested from community on desirability of this 
> feature being made part of ka-map cvs please :)
> 
> If I get some generally positive responses then I'll 
> negotiate with Brent to get this into cvs.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 10-Jan-06, at 12:14 AM, Brent Pedersen wrote:
> 
> > hmmm, you're right--i wonder if that will be the case without the 
> > alert(). i was keying off mousedown and mouseup, but maybe 
> i can just 
> > use onclick??
> >
> >
> > On 1/9/06, Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com> wrote:  
> > Looks nice, but it has broken the double click to recenter.
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> > Brent Pedersen wrote:
> > > hi,
> > > the new updates to kaMap are looking great, thanks all!
> > >
> > > the main issue i hear from users of kaMap is that it's not  
> > intuitive to
> > > switch between navigate and query mode (darned google maps!).
> > > so i added a check in kaNavigator.  if the mouseup event occurs  
> > near a
> > > mousedown event (within 3 pixels, but easily changed), 
> assume its a
> > > query, and send the coords to the myQuery function. else the  
> > mouseup and
> > > mousedown events are far apart, it must be a drag, so 
> carry on as  
> > usual.
> > > obviously this only works for point queries, but it avoids turning
> > > kaNavigator on and off to do simple queries.
> > >
> > > it only requires one extra line in startUp.js:
> > >
> > > myKaNavigator.setAutoQuery(1,myQuery);
> > >
> > > where myQuery is the function that is called if the 
> mouseup/down are
> > > near.  if that function is not called or it is recalled 
> with 0, the
> > > kaMap navigation will behave as before.
> > >
> > > a working example (with the default alert() in myQuery) and the  
> > modified
> > > kaTool.js are currently at:
> > >
> > > http://mul-115-1.cnr.berkeley.edu/fire/geoFRAP/map/htdocs/
> > >
> > > may be useful.
> > > -brent
> > >
> > >
> > >  
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