Well, you know a whole lot more than me, so I'm sure this will be a great start. I appreciate it.
Best regards, Amy Cameron Shorter wrote: > Amy, sorry for slow response, I got side-tracked while answering the > email, and then forgot about it. > > Pat and Linda might have better advice than me regarding ruby. > > The way feature selection works in Mapbuilder is a user clicks on a > feature, and the XML data related to the feature is stored in a > FeatureCollection model. > A modelChange or refresh event is then sent to all widgets associated > with the FeatureCollection in the config.xml file (like the > FeatureList), and the widget redraws itself. (It is a > model/view/controller design pattern). > > What you will need to do is create a new widget which you might > extends WidgetBase (not WidgetBaseXsl like most of the widgets). > Although complicated, you could look at MapPaneOL.js which does the same. > > You should register for the "refresh" event or similar from the main > model, and when your function is called, you can call your Ruby fuction. > > (Disclaimer, I know very little about ruby so and haven't tried any of > this). > > Amy Johnson wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I want to use Rails to retrieve data when a user of a map selects a >> feature and the feature information is displayed. Can I do this? How >> do I handle it in my config.xml where the <FeatureList> <stylesheet> >> element is specified? >> >> regards, >> >> Amy >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >> Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save >> $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mapbuilder-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-users >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Mapbuilder-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-users
