I think that you have put your finger right on the problem. [BTW, I raised the same issue at the OGC kickoff meeting] Styling is an ongoing huge issue (and has been for years) and might have to be completely re-thought. :)
Pat G. Cappelaere Vightel Corporation www.vightel.com Cell: 410.340.4868 Bus: 443.283.0369 Fax: 443.283.0370 > From: Sebastian Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:08:35 +0200 > To: Tim Schaub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: openlayers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Dev] KML / OWS Context support in OpenLayers > > Hi, > as stated in another thread, Mapbender wants to push KML (render and > style) support in OpenLayers in order to integrate OpenLayers as map > tool lib. Mapbender and TOPP should join forces. How? > > To my mind, step 1 would be to support KML 2 geometries and styling in > such a client, step2 would be to write that clients state into an > KML/OWS Context document, right? > How would you use an integrated KML / OWS Context client without being > able to render and style KML features? > > Cheers > > Sebastian > > Tim Schaub schrieb: >> Hello- >> >> The Open Planning Project has received OGC funding to work on an >> integrated KML/OWS Context implementation. Our proposal was based on >> building this support into OpenLayers. I will be working on this over >> the next few months - and look forward to collaborating with other folks >> interested in the same. >> >> Note that much of this work is about supporting a yet-to-be determined >> specification that integrates KML and OWS Context (which is different >> than getting support for KML 2, for example). >> >> Tim >> _______________________________________________ >> Dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev >> > > -- > --------------------------------------- > WhereGroup > GmbH & Co. KG > Siemensstr. 8 > D-53121 Bonn > Amtsgericht Bonn, HRA 6788 > > Fon: +49 (0)228 / 90 90 38 - 24 > Fax: +49 (0)228 / 90 90 38 - 11 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.wheregroup.com > ------------------------------- > Komplementärin: > WhereGroup Verwaltungs GmbH > vertreten durch: > Arnulf Christl, Olaf Knopp, Peter Stamm > --------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
