Jachym, I see that all legend layouts can vary a lot. what about Tim's idea to use templates? I'm pretty scared about it but probably is a good solution. Tim, do you think templates could really apply to Layer switcher without getting mad? if yes can you "enlighten our way"?
ciao lorenzo > > > A while ago I experimented a bit with a custom layer switcher outside > the map window, it still seems to be working at > > http://www.yunnanexplorer.com/mars.html > <http://www.yunnanexplorer.com/mars.html> you've never tried it with Safari. Layers names disappears if you click on them. :-| > > There were several ideas in it: > First of all ignore the tick-boxes -- they flicker a layer on and off. > This is not very intuitive. I thought once having a special effects > div hidden with every layer that could be turned on and off. > Flickering a layer, moving a sliding window over a layer, inverting > colours, image stretching could all go in there. Never followed through. > > The sliders allow to adjust transparency of a layer: red all the way > to the left is off, green is 100% opaque. The rest somewhere in the > middle: good way if you want to look at data in more than one map at a > time. > > Furthermore it is possible to drag the layers up and down, changing > the stacking/drawing order. I know that conflicts with the baselayer > concept of OL. > > These effects were done with scriptaculous and do not really work that > well under IE, but someone with more patience/time than me could > probably make them work. It is now over a year old and I have not done > any work on it, so some of the layers have ceased to function. > > I think building better/different layer switchers, particularly with > grouping, is quite important... > > Ludwig > > > > > > > On 23/10/2007, * Jachym Cepicky* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > could anybody of you, guys, have a look at new "custom LayerSwitcher" > example [1] ? > > I hope, it works on all platforms > > Comments are more then welcomed > > Jachym > > P.S. You will have to probably zoom to Canada, go get all layers work > > [1] > > http://dev.openlayers.org/sandbox/jachym/openlayers/examples/layerswitcher.html > > Jachym Cepicky píše v Po 15. 10. 2007 v 13:20 +0200: > > Hi developers, > > I have implemented ordering map layers into groups [1]. You have to > > specify new layer attribute group:"Group Name", e.g.: > > > > var dm = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS ( "DM Solutions Transit", > > "http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/cgi-bin/mswms_gmap";, > > {layers: "rail,road", > > transparent: "true", format: "image/png" > > }, > > { > > group:"Transit" > > }); > > > > You can define group hierarchy using "/" mark: > > > > .... > > group: "Transit/Roads" > > .... > > > > Only changed file is LayerSwitcher.js > > > > For example see [2] > > > > Hope, you'll like it > > > > Jachym > > > > [1] http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/1086 > > [2] > > > > http://dev.openlayers.org/sandbox/jachym/openlayers/examples/layer-groups.html > > _______________________________________________ > > Dev mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > -- > Jachym Cepicky > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL: http://les-ejk.cz > GPG: http://www.les-ejk.cz/pgp/jachym_cepicky-gpg.pub > > > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
