[ka-Map-users] new howto in the wiki

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Mike D'Ambrogia wrote:
> Looks great.  Thanks for posting the link to the examples.
> 
> Wondering how many others might feel the same way as I do -- when I see
> these examples of interesting implementations like this I always wonder
> what the map file looks like.  I scan the page hoping that there is a
> link that would open up the contents of the map file, but the link never
> seems to exist.  As a noob to all of this I feel that seeing the code in
> the map file has huge value to me and would help me to understand the
> nuances of how the UI was put together.  

Well, the mapfile really has nothing (or very little) to do with the UI. 
The mapfile describes how to render the data as an image, all the UI is 
done with HTML and Javascript and you can access all the source for that 
using firefox and View -> Page Info

-Steve

> Personally I'd like to encourage those who create these great examples
> to also include a link that would display the internals of the mapfile,
> or dump it out in the footer of the map.
> 
> MikeD
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ka-map-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of Lorenzo
> Becchi
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:20 AM
> To: ka-map-users at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: [ka-Map-users] new howto in the wiki
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I've added a HOWTO
> http://ka-map.ominiverdi.org/wiki/index.php/Ka- 
> Map_and_Pmapper_implementation
> 
> It is intended to show how to install both p.mapper and ka-map on the  
> same server with same data.
> It offers a multi layer mapfile example (thanks to pmapper).
> 
> I first wrote it in italian, hope the translation make sense.
> 
> ciao
> Lorenzo
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