Ran Manor wrote: > Hi, > > I implemented your suggestion using a GML layer but I couldn't figure > out how to tell the layer to reload the source text file. > > How do I do that?
Don't use Layer.GML, but Layer.Vector. Configure it with a HTTP protocol with Text format and a Fixed Strategy. To reload, do strategy.load(). Regards, Andreas. > Thanks. > > - Ran > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:05, Andreas Hocevar <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > rmanor wrote: > > I have a map with a single text layer. > > My text file is being updated every minute so I wrote a code that > destroys > > the existing layer and creates a new one. > > The markers are updated correctly but when they do, I get this > annoying > > "flickering" effect of the markers' icons. It's not so bad when > the markers > > are moving but if the markers are at the same place, they just > flicker on > > the spot. > > > > Anyway to make this look nicer? > > > > Don't destroy the layer before creating a new one. Create a new layer, > and destroy the old one when the new one is loaded (i.e. in a loadend > event handler of the new layer). > > An even smarter way would be to not use a Markers layer, but a Vector > layer with HTTP protocol, Text format and a Fixed strategy. Then you can > just load the new text file, and there will be no flicker. > > Regards, > Andreas. > > > -- > Andreas Hocevar > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ > Expert service straight from the developers. > > -- Andreas Hocevar OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ Expert service straight from the developers. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users
