[mapserver-users] MSCompanion version 1.0 Release Candidate 1 is Available
Hi, After several days of test with cooperation from some kind friends, the release candidate 1 of version 1.0 is available now, changes happened since the beta2 include: 1. Bug Fixed: Class legend can not show in layers tree and Style preview does not work on some version of Windows. 2. Bug Fixed: Error caused by RichEdit? on MSCompanion start. 3. Optimized the procedure of path search on start up, add a status text box to show the search progress. Because these changes are very important to help you avoiding critical problems when you use MSCompanion, so this RC1 comes out a little earlier than planning. Please visit http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ to get it as usual. In addtion I will continue debugging the latest version, the main work will be documenting the user manual for MSCompanion before the offical V1.0 release. I wish you report bug you meet when you use this version to mscompan...@googlegroups.com or enri.z...@gmail.com, so that I can present you a better result. Best regards, Enri 网易邮箱，中国第一大电子邮件服务商___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
RE:[mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2is available
Nelson Correia, Thank you very much for your information, I will try my best to get rid of the bugs you mentioned, and resolve the rest problems in the coming version by enhancement. And, some words to explain some problems item by item: Regarding the preview problem, the preview is now shown on the layer tree, but it still doesn't appear on the Style Properties dialog. I hit the preview button, but nothing happens. about preview problem, it is caused by the invalid path of layer data, if MSCompanion can not figure out where the data is, this problem could happen. You are encouraged to use the dialogs to set the paths of layers specifics, and save the result, problems should disapear next time you open the saved file. I am tracking some bug, problems and features I find useful and here are them: - I always have to change the map properties to use absolute paths and then to use relative paths again, in order to use MSCompanion. This is a little bit annoying, since I have to do this every time I start MSCompanion. I suggest you use absolute paths and save it, next time you may need not do that again. But I will try to repeat the problem and find a resolution. - When I edit a layer/class and cancel my edition, why do it redraw the map? I have several large shapefiles and it is stressfull when I cancel my changes and still have to wait a few seconds to continue working. Yes, that's a problem now, I will fix it. - The mouse scroll doesn't work pretty well on the MapFile text editor. Yes, it's true. Frankly I don't find a way to satisfy myself by now, as a compensation, you can use the scroll bar by the time. - The update button on the text editor became desabled when I click it and then cancel the update. I will test it. - The layers tree is not updated when I add a class/layer through the text editor. Yes, when you update the mapfile by text editor, you must reopen the file to view the changes on map. - I think it should be a way of updating the information from the mapfile, for exemple to allow us to edit it with an external editor and see the changes in MSCompanion without restarting it. Good suggestion, but in my mind it is a little difficult by now, I will consider that in the future versions. - The styles in MSCompanion allow us to define a min and max scale for them, but I didn't find any support for it in the MapServer documentation and it doesn't seem to work. Is it a bug? I got this from http://www.mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-45.html?highlight=rfc, but I don't know if it is implemented. - I think that would be very useful the ability to do pan on the map. Currently it is a little bit difficult to change the view port mantaining the scale. You are correct, I will do that. Thanks again. Best regards, Enri _ I hope this is useful for you. Best regards, Nelson Correia Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:08:26 +0800 From: z...@163.com To: nelson...@hotmail.com CC: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0beta2 is available Nelson Correia, The release candidate 1 of MSCompanion version1.0 is available now, the problems these days occured should be fixed now. Please get it at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ again. Enri === 2009-04-16 02:18:00 you wrote：=== No, there isn't any problem when I do that. And the problems I've reported don't happen with the alpha 3 version. Nelson Correia Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:38:45 +0800 From: e...@163.com To: nelson...@hotmail.com Subject: Re:FW: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is available Hi, Nelson Correia, Are you sure the paths are correct? And is there any problem about the mapfile content edit when you shift from map window to it? Thanks for you information. Best regards, Enri 在2009-04-15，Nelson Correia nelson...@hotmail.com 写道： Oh, I've just noticed that this preview doesn't appear either on the Style Properties dialog. Nelson Correia From: nelson...@hotmail.com To: e...@163.com Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is available Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:19:09 + Hi, The new version now runs properly without those exceptions I've mentioned. So far I've encountered one problem (relative to the version I was using): it doesn't show the preview of the class styles on the left menu. It now shows the same arrow that the one that indicates the selected item of the menu. I think that the preview of the style is very usefull, specially when you have lots of layers, each one with several classes. Nelson Correia Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:39:24 +0800 From: e...@163.com To: nelson...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0
Re:Re: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is available
Hi, Could you please tell me the version details of your OS? By the way maybe this link can help you: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t240.html Regards, Enri. 在2009-04-14，teeschke daniel.te...@web.de 写道： Hi Enri sounds realy cool! But when I doubleclick the MSCompanion.exe I receive Errors. One of them is Exception EReadError in module MSCompanion.exe as 000266F. Error reating RichEdit1.Lines.Strings: RichEdit line insertion error. thx, Tee -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Mapfile-Editor---MSCompanion-version-1.0-beta2-is-available-tp2624234p2632347.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re:RE: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0
beta2 is available MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary==_Part_3358_22150876.1239752910422 X-Originating-IP: [115.171.84.63] X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Coremail Webmail Server Version XT2_snapshot build 090319(6914.2271.2266) Copyright (c) 2002-2009 www.mailtech.cn 163com --=_Part_3358_22150876.1239752910422 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GBK Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nelson Correia, I build it on Vista, and did not test on other versions of = Windows, I will do that to find the problem. Thank you very much for your i= nformation. Regards, Enri=20 =D4=DA2009-04-14=A3=ACNelson Correia nelson...@hotmail.com =D0=B4=B5=C0= =A3=BA =20 Hi, =20 I've tested both beta 1 and beta 2 on Windows Server 2008 64bit, but I was = unable to run them properly. It always give an error: in beta 2 it is an er= ror like the one below and in beta 1 a different error when loading my map = file. =20 Currently I am using the alpha 3 version, which is the latest one that I am= able to run on my system. =20 Nelson Correia =20 Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:39:04 +0800 From: e...@163.com To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re:Re: [mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 = beta2 is available Hi, Could you please tell me the version details of your OS? =20 By the way maybe this link can help you: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t240.html Regards, Enri. =D4=DA2009-04-14=A3=ACteeschke daniel.te...@web.de =D0=B4=B5=C0=A3=BA Hi Enri sounds realy cool! But when I doubleclick the MSCompanion.exe I receive Errors. One of them i= s=20 Exception EReadError in module MSCompanion.exe as 000266F. Error reating= RichEdit1.Lines.Strings: RichEdit line insertion error. thx, Tee --=20 View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Mapfile-Editor---MSComp= anion-version-1.0-beta2-is-available-tp2624234p2632347.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users =CD=F8=D2=D7=D3=CA=CF=E4=A3=AC=D6=D0=B9=FA=B5=DA=D2=BB=B4=F3=B5=E7=D7=D3=D3= =CA=BC=FE=B7=FE=CE=F1=C9=CC See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family --=_Part_3358_22150876.1239752910422 Content-Type: text/html; charset=GBK Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nelson Correia, =20 I build it on Vista, and did not test on other versions of Windows, I will = do that to find the problem. Thank you very much for your information. Regards, Enri brbrbr=D4=DA2009-04-14=A3=ACNelson Correia lt;nelson...@hotmail.co= mgt; =D0=B4=B5=C0=A3=BAbr BLOCKQUOTE id=3DisReplyContent style=3DPAD= DING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solidnb= sp;BRHi,BRnbsp;BRI've tested both beta 1 and beta 2 on Windows Serve= r 2008 64bit, but I was unable to run them properly. It always give an erro= r: in beta 2 it is an error like the one below and in beta 1 a different er= ror when loading my map file.BRnbsp;BRCurrently I am using the alpha 3= version, which is thenbsp;latest one that I am able to run on my system.= BRnbsp;BRNelson CorreiaBRnbsp;BR HR id=3DstopSpelling Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:39:04 +0800BRFrom: A href=3Dmailto:e...@163.c= ome...@163.com/ABRTo: A href=3Dmailto:mapserver-us...@lists.osgeo.o= rgmapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org/ABRSubject: Re:Re: [mapserver-users= ] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is availableBRBR DIVHi,/DIV DIVCould you please tell me the version details of your OS?/DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVBy the way maybe this link can help you:/DIV DIVA href=3Dhttp://www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t240.h= tmlhttp://www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t240.html/ABR= /DIV DIVRegards,BREnri./DIV DIV/DIVBRPRE=D4=DA2009-04-14=A3=ACteeschke lt;A href=3Dmailto:da= niel.te...@web.dedaniel.te...@web.de/Agt; =D0=B4=B5=C0=A3=BA gt; gt;Hi Enri gt; gt;sounds realy cool! gt;But when I doubleclick the MSCompanion.exe I receive Errors. One of the= m is=20 gt;Exception EReadError in module MSCompanion.exe as 000266F. Error reat= ing RichEdit1.Lines.Strings: RichEdit line insertion error. gt; gt;thx, Tee gt;--=20 gt;View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Mapfile-Editor---MSC= ompanion-version-1.0-beta2-is-available-tp2624234p2632347.html gt;Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. gt; gt;___ gt;mapserver-users mailing list gt;A href=3Dmailto:mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org;mapserver-us...@list= s.osgeo.org/A gt;http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users /PREBRBRSPAN title=3Dneteasefooter HR A href=3Dhttp://email.163.com/;=CD=F8=D2=D7=D3=CA=CF=E4=A3=AC=D6=D0=B9= =FA=B5=DA=D2=BB=B4=F3=B5=E7=D7=D3=D3=CA=BC=FE=B7=FE=CE=F1=C9=CC/A /SPAN= BR HR See all the ways you can stay connected A href=3Dhttp://www.microsoft.com= /windows
[mapserver-users] Mapfile Editor - MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is available
Hi, After a month since the beta1, MSCompanion version 1.0 beta2 is available now. The main changes include: 1. Add a Processing Detectives builder 2. Add a Expression builder 3. Support Chart Mapping 4. Add forms to set elments of Map-Config 5. Add a menu item of Zoom to layer, but only valid when SRS of the layer is the same as the Map 6. Highlight the peer part of mapfile when click a layer/class in the contents treeview 7. Fixed the problem of drag-and-drop on Layer Tree 8. Fixed the bug caused by decimal point delimiter 9. Layer title in the Layer Tree can contain space now 10. Re-arranged some of the forms of Layer to be reasonable 11. many other improvements Please visit http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ and get it. Regards, Enri ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re:[mapserver-users] visibility of the layer based on zoom extends
Hi, I suggest you use MSCompanion to edit your mapfile, it's easy to understand how to control layers and their properties. Enri. 在2009-04-05，meenu meenu.m...@gmail.com 写道： hi can anybody help to set the visibility of a layer based on zoom extends..the mapscript for the particular layer i added here as follows... LAYER NAME n_towns TYPE POINT CONNECTIONTYPE OGR CONNECTION n_towns.TAB STATUS ON LABELITEM NAME CLASS SIZE 10 STYLE COLOR 100 100 100 OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0 SYMBOL circle END LABEL COLOR 100 100 100 FONT arial TYPE TRUETYPE SIZE 7 POSITION LC WRAP END END END -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/visibility-of-the-layer-based-on-zoom-extends-tp2588503p2588503.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] MSCompanion v1.0 alpha3 is available
James Perrins, Thank you very much for your careful analysis. Obviously you are right, I will fix these problems in alpha4. I took it for granted the dependent dlls should locate at the same directory as libmap.dll, that's the reason caused the PATH problem. Thank you again. Best regards， Enri === 2009-02-26 01:12:32 you wrote：=== Hi enri, I have made some progress and sort of have it working now. I have discovered a a few thinsg you might like to take into account: 1)The add layers option from the menu always seems to error - right clicking on the map does work though 2) I think there is some re-pathing issue - when I captured the command you were creating and ran it from the command line - shp2img.exe told be it could not find a dll which was in C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin\ - and this path was set in your app. As a work around I copied all the dlls into the C:\ms4w\tools\mapserv\ directory and things started working C:\ms4w\tools\mapserv\shp2img.exe -m C:\Documents and Settings\JamesP\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\DesktopMapServer\DesktopMapServer\384~.map -o C:\DOCUME~1\JamesP\LOCALS~1\Temp\382~.png -s 534 497 -e -3.42765815730672E-11 -108426.966292135 120 1008426.96629213 -l UK 3) I was also trying to run your app from teh desktop - which meant the temp map file was being created on the desktop - and on XP of course this has spaces in the path name - which caused an error - I think you need to consider enclosing path names in quotes Anyway - I now have a map displaying - so I am happy - I will have more of a play later when I have a bit more time Best wishes James 2009/2/25 enri e...@163.com: Hi, With days of work, some updates have been made, it's available at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/. Changes include: 1. export mapfile strictly complying to the version specified (5.0, 5.0-5.4,=5.4), support the latest version of MapServer 5.4.0 beta1; 2. get the default version according to the specified shp2img.exe; 3. fixed the problem of opening an existing map created not by MSCompanion with custom defined image type will cause an error; 4. full support relative or obsolute path in all path related elements Before the finall �release of version 1.0, following features will be implement. 1. support data source type detect and CONNECTION string building (now only support shape file) 2. join: let it more smart 3. Layer: for Feature Grid and Data, need to consider the excluding relationship 4. Suppoert Raster data type detect If you think this tool can help you with your work, please keep an eye on it. And you can join the special group for MSCompanion at �http://groups.google.com/group/MSCompanion, so you can get updated once any new version is available. Also you can get prompt support from this group. Good Luck, Enri ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users -- Dr James Perrins exeGesIS SDM Ltd Great House Barn New Street, Talgarth Powys LD3 0AH. Direct Line: 01646 686650 Tel: 01874 711145 Fax: 01874 711156 Email: jam...@esdm.co.uk This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are private and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, the E-mail and any files have been transmitted to you in error and any copying, distribution or other use of the information contained in them is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this E-mail message amounts to a contractual or other legal commitment on the part of exeGesIS SDM Ltd unless confirmed by a signed communication. exeGesIS SDM Ltd will make every effort to keep its network free of viruses. However, the recipient of this message will need to scan this message, and any attachments, for viruses, as exeGesIS SDM Ltd can take no responsibility for any computer virus that might be transferred by this e-mail. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
[mapserver-users] MSCompanion: A new Mapfile WYSWYG editor is finally available for you
Hi, Several months ago, I planned to contribute a mapfile editor to you, the Mapserver community. After many overnights' hard work, the first alpha version, a totally WYSWYG mapfile editor - MSCompanion is finally available now. Please find it at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ and check if it can help you. Also I am waiting for your response and suggestion. Enri ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re:Re: [mapserver-users] MSCompanion: A new Mapfile WYSWYG editor is finally available for you
Hi, James, when you run MSCompanion the first time, it will create a config file according to your settings in the folder of the EXE file as I expect, which named as msc.cfg. If you can not find such a file, perhaps every time you start it, it will compain about the directories. As for the settings of directories, please go to the System Directories tab of the System Config dialog, check Guess the other directories when one of them is set, and click the button right of the first Mapserver Utilities Directory, locate to the shp2img.exe file, for MS4W could be C:\ms4w\tools\mapserv\shp2img.exe, then if you have MS4W installed, it should verify the other directories correctly. if the directories are right, usually it should work. Please tell me if the problem is still there. Good luck, enri. Hi, Thanks of this - I think it could become a very useful tool - but at the moment I have some problems. I have the latest version of MS4W installed in C:\MS4W - despite the configuration pointing at this it still said it couldn't find the directories at first Eventually - after restarting several times it no longer complained about the directories (although they were still pointing to the same place??) Now it opens up - but when I create a new map and goto add a layer it just tells me I have an Access violation at adresss x Best wishes James 2009/2/21 enri e...@163.com: Hi, Several months ago, I planned to contribute a mapfile editor to you, the Mapserver community. After many overnights' hard work, the first alpha version, a totally WYSWYG mapfile editor - MSCompanion is finally available now. Please find it at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ and check if it can help you. Also I am waiting for your response and suggestion. Enri 网易邮箱，中国第一大电子邮件服务商 ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users -- Dr James Perrins exeGesIS SDM Ltd Great House Barn New Street, Talgarth Powys LD3 0AH. Direct Line: 01646 686650 Tel: 01874 711145 Fax: 01874 711156 Email: jam...@esdm.co.uk This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are private and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, the E-mail and any files have been transmitted to you in error and any copying, distribution or other use of the information contained in them is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this E-mail message amounts to a contractual or other legal commitment on the part of exeGesIS SDM Ltd unless confirmed by a signed communication. exeGesIS SDM Ltd will make every effort to keep its network free of viruses. However, the recipient of this message will need to scan this message, and any attachments, for viruses, as exeGesIS SDM Ltd can take no responsibility for any computer virus that might be transferred by this e-mail. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re:Re: [mapserver-users] MSCompanion: A new Mapfile WYSWYG editor is finally available for you
bobb, Sorry the help document is not available, I will try my best to write it recently. 1. version of mapserver the mapfile for: just like 5.0 5.2 5.2.1 or 5.4, as Mapserver does 2. goto menu Tools-Options then choose System Directories tab, check the checkbox at the top, and click the botton right of the first text box, locate to Mapserver Utilities folder, say D:\ms4w\tools\mapserv\shp2img.exe, then wait a while it will correct all other directories to point to the right folder. 3. Could you explain with more words what's the meaning of Highlighting comments ? 4. A web version is not in my plan, because there are already several choices. But I do consider to implement the function of menu item Map-Publish with MS4W as a underlying environment. 5. All MSCompanion does is write a Mapfile for Mapserver's use, it changes nothing but the mapfile authoring method. Generally you can check the result mapfile to find the source of problems and go to the right place fix it. By the way, paths such as MAP-SHAPEPATH, LAYER-DATA in the the result mapfile can be relative or obsolute path, you can set it at Gerneral Tab of MAP Properties dialog. Keep in mind when you move the result mapfile to other production environment, you must keep the right relationship between this paths. I don't know if these words can answer your question. Thank you foe your message. Good luck, Enri. Enri, Looks interesting from a first glance. Very comprehensive. First things I noticed (because you asked): How do you define what version of MapServer the Mapfile is for? I did find the Default Version of MapServer entry, what should the entry look like? Just the version number? Some hint next to the entry form would be good. How does a user change the drive leter. I had MS4W installed on the D drive. It all worked after I manually switched the drive letter in all the entry form slots. Highlighting comments (or even highlighting all aspects, function/data) would help. Did you think about building a Web version at all. I still haven't figured out how to connect to my mapserver (which is in a different location than the MS4W install) for the image display. I keep getting a Invalid image size error. Still looking . . . . Really nice so far though. Thanks for the effort. bobb enri wrote: Hi, Several months ago, I planned to contribute a mapfile editor to you, the Mapserver community. After many overnights' hard work, the first alpha version, a totally WYSWYG mapfile editor - MSCompanion is finally available now. Please find it at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/ and check if it can help you. Also I am waiting for your response and suggestion. Enri 网易邮箱，中国第一大电子邮件服务商 ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-us...@lists.osgeo.orghttp://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
[mapserver-users] MSCompanion v1.0 alpha2 is available
Hi, Friends, According to messages from James Perrins and Bob Basques, Several updates has been made to make it clear and easier to get the correct directories settings. You can download the new version 1.0 alpha2 at http://code.google.com/p/mscompanion/. wish you enjoy it. Enri___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
[mapserver-users] Poll: Do you think a standalone Mapfile editing tool is necessary?
Hi, guys, I am planning to develop a stand-alone Mapfile editing tool for mapserver based map authoring by a way of WYSWYG, including symbol editing, because I find it's so difficult to use a text editor authoring a mapfile to render beautiful map. But I am not sure if it's usefule for you, or someone else has already done that. If you think that would be useful, please give me a vote and that will encourage me to contribute faster to the community. But if you find I am repeating others work, be kindly tell me please. enri 2008-07-23 ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] Poll: Do you think a standalone Mapfile editing tool is necessary?
Hi everybody, Thank you very much for your response and information. Basicly the information I think you give me is that it's necessary provided a perfect or better tool is contributed. Maybe you will be disappointed when you get it. Anyway, this tool will puts focus on windows users and dedicates to MAPFILE authoring, I mean it isn't another desktop GIS, it's a light weight mapfile GUI editor running on windows. Actually I have started the work according to my reqiurements. I think the initial version (version 0.1) will be available in 1 month. For the long run, this tool will support every parameter which MapServer supports in a friendly way. Best regards. Enri === 2008-07-24 04:40:39 you wrote：=== I don't think it in necessary, the old way does work, but I do think it will be very useful I'm not aware of any other specific such application available. However, would it work for you as a QGIS plugin? QGIS can export a mapfile now, but it is a long way from perfect, and that would potentially give you a good head start in this arena? Cheers, Brent Wood --- On Wed, 7/23/08, enri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: enri [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mapserver-users] Poll: Do you think a standalone Mapfile editing tool is necessary? To: mapserver-users mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9:03 PM Hi, guys, I am planning to develop a stand-alone Mapfile editing tool for mapserver based map authoring by a way of WYSWYG, including symbol editing, because I find it's so difficult to use a text editor authoring a mapfile to render beautiful map. But I am not sure if it's usefule for you, or someone else has already done that. If you think that would be useful, please give me a vote and that will encourage me to contribute faster to the community. But if you find I am repeating others work, be kindly tell me please. enri 2008-07-23 ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
[mapserver-users] How can I rasterize the symbols in a symbol file?
Hi guys, I want to preview the symbols in a symbol file by drawing them without drawing the whole mapfile, is that possible and how can I do that? Is there a utility like shp2img available? Thanks a lot. Enri Zhou ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
