I did finally run across the documentation on the textfile format here: http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/MapViewerService Thanks for your help- I have it working now. Also thanks for the tip about working in Excel (or OpenOffice ;-) )- it is actually possible to create the text file in notepad but you have to put the tabs in the right place and then they look the same as spaces, so it is very inconvenient. Working in a spreadsheet allows me to fill down for all the duplicate icons, sizes, etc. instead of typing them out.
Now if I can just figure out how to get the textfile from a database query... anyone have an example of that? Tara Robert J Becraft wrote: > See my example at http://www.metaphaze.com/Avalon/AMII_world_map.htm > > You will need to use Excell to create the txt file. Type each column > in the spreadsheet, then export as a .txt file. It puts tabs between > the columns, and makes it readable to OpenLayers. Using notepad won't > work. The column headers are keywords that specify what type of data > is in that column. I don't have the link to the help page I found > this on, it is on the OpenLayer's site though. > > I positioned the icon's over the first letter of the layer with the > country names on it. You can see this when zooming in. I did this by > hand with the spreadsheet open and adjusted the LAT/LON values, > exporting and reloading the web-page until they were close. > The icon's themselves are 25x25 pels, I don't adjust the size. It > seemed simpler to have them the actual size I wanted them to appear on > the map. They are transparent gifs. > > Eventually the text detail will come in from a dynamic piece of code I > haven't finished writing. One idea I'm toying with is to build a menu > in the popup that zooms to a variety of features for each of the > countries. The final product will depend on my time and how well it > works when I get to it. > > Erik Uzureau wrote: >> Here is example/textfile.txt >> >> point title description icon >> 10,20 my orange title my orange description >> 2,4 my aqua title my aqua description >> 42,-71 my purple title my purple description<br/>is >> great. http://www.openlayers.org/api/img/zoom-world-mini.png >> >> >> You need to add new columns for iconSize and iconOffset, so something >> like this: >> >> point title description icon iconSize iconOffset >> 10,20 my orange title my orange >> description http://example.com/icon.jpg 50,50 20,20 >> >> >> On 10/8/07, Tara Athan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Erik- sounds good but how do I do that- is there an example >>> somewhere to >>> follow? >>> >>> Tara >>> >>> >>> Erik Uzureau wrote: >>> Hi Tara, >>> >>> What you want to do is to specyify iconOffset and iconSize columns in >>> your text file. >>> >>> Erik >>> >>> >>> On 10/8/07, Tara Athan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I am trying to add nondefault icons for markers using Layer.Text >>> (because I plan to have a large, dynamic set of markers) >>> I want the marker to be smaller than the default marker. >>> Passing a rescaled version of a larger marker caused it to be enlarged >>> and stretched and look really bad. >>> I sort of got it working by placing a marker into a larger canvas, but >>> the tip of the marker doesn't seem to be in quite the right place. >>> Is there some documentation on this, or another way to handle it? >>> Also, is there a way to specifiy the image file for all the markers >>> in a >>> text file without repeating the path in every line? >>> >>> Sample script at >>> alt2is.com/pages_html/openlayers/marker.html >>> >>> Thanks, Tara >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> My e-mail delivery has been unreliable lately, so I am asking for >>> return receipts from all my email messages. >>> OK'ing the return receipt lets me know that my message was delivered. >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Tara Athan >>> Principal, Alternatives to Invasive Species >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> 707-485-1198 >>> PO Box 415 >>> Redwood Valley, CA 95470 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> > > > -- My e-mail delivery has been unreliable lately, so I am asking for return receipts from all my email messages. OK'ing the return receipt lets me know that my message was delivered. Thank you. Tara Athan Principal, Alternatives to Invasive Species [EMAIL PROTECTED] 707-485-1198 PO Box 415 Redwood Valley, CA 95470 _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users
