Not a bad idea Bob. I'd also like to take it a step further and have some basic web forms that help to create the flyers so that no software is required on the client - e.g. enter the info, press create and download a PDF. Anyone want to help put their CGI and PDF lib skills into this kind of thing? It could even be used for creating business cards, etc.
On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 08:38 -0500, Bob Basques wrote: > All, > > > OK, probably a weird idea, but. . . . while looking for the brochure > mentioned here (only found the old one so far . . .came into the > thread in the middle) . . .a thought occurred to me. Why not make > this project brochure creation thing a step in the incubation > process. Use some sort of basic template and each project has it's > own brochure. > > > bobb > > > > > > > >>> Lars Lingner <m...@lingner.eu> wrote: > > > Steve Lime schrieb: > > Hi Lars, thanks for working up an updated brochure, looking at the > old one > > it could use it. Some comments... > > > > - I think I'd avoid the MapServer website screen shot in favor of > another > > app. The website text features the security fix announcements which > while > > a reality in a project aren't marketing friendly. I can offer a > couple of sites > > as could others I bet. I like your example, nice and colorful. > > If someone could point me to MapServer powered sites, I'll update the > screenshot in the flyer. > > > > > - Perhaps the screen shots could be a bit taller, more of a square > aspect > > ratio? > > Ok, I'll take a further look. > > > > > - Under features it might make sense to highlight output options: > all sorts > > of raster images, PDF, SWF, SVG and templated text > > > > - Might include input and the new output plugin architectures as > features > > > > - The "Leverages best-of-breed" sentence could be reworked to say > we > > leverage other OSGeo projects including GDAL, GEOS, PostGIS and > Proj.4. I > > think we should really emphasize the reliance on other OSGeo > projects. > > > > - In the last feature sentence I think MapBuilder can be removed. > There are > > some frameworks specific to (or that at least favor) MapServer (e.g. > p.mapper > > and GeoMoose) that could get some love here... > > Thanks for this info. I'm putting it in. > > > > > I think the 5.6 features are performance centric (raster rendering > improvements, > > single pass, etc...). The 6.0 release *should* have a more > output-based focus > > with full support for the rendering plugin, new object structures > including > > references, better SLD support, styles within labels and so on. XML > mapfiles > > will be in 5.6. It's important to note that XML mapfiles allow users > to define > > a configuration in XML but you must transform it to a .map file for > use. I hope > > that might really have an impact on wysiwyg editors eventually. > > > > Sounds like an interesting roadmap, I'll spread the word... ;) > > > Lars > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-us...@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss