hi, i'll chime in on this because its the type of stuff i deal with exclusively when dealing with ka-map. re your 1 and 2<br>1) as you said, see recent threads. also i just found this lib today: <a href="http://solardreamstudios.com/learn/css/qtip/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://solardreamstudios.com/learn/css/qtip/</a><br>it would be nice to see a generic setup encompassing the addObjectGeo with the getMetaExtents and the proposed META_EXTENTS_CHANGED kamap event with a lite tooltip library!
<br>if it doesn't "magically" appear soon, i'll give it a go.<br><br>2) look in the archives for an implementation of
kaTool.js that allows you to do a single point query without switching otu of navigation mode. non-point queries would still require a switch to the query mode. in the relevant thread, there was some talk of supporting shift or alt clicks to allow rectangular queries.
<br><br>so i guess if you can implement a shift+click or alt+click to switch indicate a block query rather than a pan, that would be the best bet. i have no idea how to do that off hand. <br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 3/6/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jason Suwala</b> <<a href="mailto:jsuwala@hatfieldgroup.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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Hi All ka-Mapers:<br><br>I am currently trying to brain-storm various user interaction methods for<br>selecting features on a web-based map. With all this discussion about<br>putting markers on a map, I thought I would ask the list if they had any
<br>further thoughts on this.<br><br>>From what I've seen so far, there are 2 main methods for selecting features<br>on a web-based map:<br>1) putting a discreet "balloon" above the point (like Google Maps)<br>
2) choosing a "feature select tool" from a tool palette which shows a<br>rubber-band encompassing the region to query for features.<br><br>>From a user interaction viewpoint, method 1 is simpler because the actions
<br>are discreet - mouse click to query, mouse drag to pan. For method 2,<br>selecting a tool is necessary because the mouse drag action is used for both<br>querying and panning. So I would state that the first method is more usable
<br>by non-technical users, however, it is constrained by only allowing<br>individual discreet points to be queried. The second method is harder to<br>use, but can query any range of features.<br><br>So my question is: do you know of any other user interactions that are easy
<br>for non-technical users to use, and can query any range of features?<br><br><br>Cheers,<br>- Jason<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>ka-Map-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ka-Map-users@lists.maptools.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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