I asked Andreas for a bullet list of what's new in rc1 He sent this: - Finished integration of OpenLayers for map rendering, based on OpenLayers 2.5 - Support for commercial base layers (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft) and KML layers - On-the-fly reprojection of vector data based on the new Proj4js library - Improved handling of layers in Context/OWSContext based on unique layer IDs - Updated examples showing the new features
So, for the release text, I'm suggesting something like the following (I'll revisit this shortly). ========================== The Community MapBuilder team are pleased to announce the release of mapbuilder-lib 1.5, Release Candidate 1. This release candidate marks the completion of integration of version 2.5 of the OpenLayers (www.openlayers.org) rendering library. This, and all future releases of Community MapBuilder will use OL for the core of map rendering functions. In addition, Community MapBuilder now supports baselayers from Google Maps, Microsoft Live Maps, and Yahoo Maps. It also includes rendering for Google's Keyhole Markup Language (KML). Map projection is now handled using the Proj4js library for on-the-fly conversion of point coordinates from one coordinate system to another. Context/OWSContext now has improved handling of layer IDs, and numerous internal code improvements have been made. The examples better reflect the new feature set, and we now allow for a single-file MapBuilder installation. Mapbuilder clients can simply include the following line in their code: <script language="text/javascript" src="http://api.communitymapbuilder.org/1.5-rc1/lib/MapbuilderCompressed .js"/> And, this will provide them complete functionality from a single URL. Thanks to all who participated in this release. ====================== Matthew D. Diez Software Engineer - GIS and Meteorology Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. 8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 501 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 (225) 803-9991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ mapbuilder-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-devel
