[maplab-users] MapEdit preview problems

[Matt Doggett]

Wow! You're right. The legend object template (somehow) was pointing to
the mapbrowser/legend_template.html file. I changed it to
mapedit/legend_template.html and now the correct icons appear next to
the layers.

Thanks!

Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maplab-users-admin@dmsolutions.ca [mailto:maplab-users-
> admin@dmsolutions.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Spencer
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:59 AM
> To: mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
> Cc: maplab-users@dmsolutions.ca
> Subject: Re: [maplab-users] MapEdit preview problems
> 
> um.  I think this is a problem with the legend template.  Is your
> template value in the LEGEND object pointing to a real legend template
> file or is it a fake file?
> 
> If it is a real file, then that file defines the references to images
> and javascript functions.  The mapedit preview uses the legend
template
> defined in the map file if possible.  This was to allow for a
'preview'
> of the legend template but in hindsight this was probably not a good
> idea since the legend template can define functionality as well.  I
> think that we will remove this so that mapedit always uses it's own
> legend template to make sure that it works.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul
> 
> Matt Doggett wrote:
> > Well, for some mysterious reason, my preview function now appears to
> > work-in part.  It might have something to do with proj.4.  I came to
the
> > part of the tutorial dealing with projections and found the archived
> > message about a newer epsg file that must be installed.  So I did
that
> > and now preview works.except:
> >
> > 1. This is a deficiency in the MapLab distribution.  In the preview
> > window Legend, there are numerous "little red x's" where images are
> > supposed to be but the server can't find them.  Apache error_log
> > reported a file not found:
> > [Thu Mar 27 16:07:12 2003] [error] [client 128.193.65.36] File does
not
> > exist:
> >
/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/maplab/htdocs/mapedit/images/icon_prop_none.gi
> > f
> >
> > So I looked around and discovered the file
> > .../maplab/htdocs/mapbrowser/images/icon_prop_none.gif.  Figuring
that
> > this is the same image, I simply copied icon_prop_none.gif into the
> > mapedit/images directory and it solved that problem.
> >
> > That one was easy. Now the tougher one:
> >
> > 2. When I click on one of the radio buttons in the Legend, I get a
> > Javascript error stating:
> > "A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug?  Line: 100
Error:
> > Object expected".  When I look at debug mode the problem is in the
html
> > code : <input type="radio" ..> corresponding to the radio button I
just
> > clicked. I believe the issue is with the onClick statement:
> > onClick="javascript:radioSelect( 'bathymetry' )".  But that's about
as
> > far as I can go for that one.  Any takers on this?
> >
> > md.
> >
> > ps. I'm using IE6.0 on Win2K to access MapLab on my Linux server.
> >
> > (RedHat8.0, Apache2.0, Mapserver 3.6.4, Php4.2.3)
> >
> > Matt Doggett
> > Spatial Climate Analysis Service
> > Oregon State University
> > 316 Strand Ag Hall
> > Corvallis, OR 97331
> > (541)737-9153
> > mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
> >
> >
> >
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> Paul Spencer
> Applications and Software Development
> DM Solutions Group Inc.
> http://www.dmsolutions.ca
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