Right, that is a better step. XML and hence SLD are meant to be extensible. If everyone should just simply implement SLD, will there be a business in GIS?
Please provide the atmosphere for developers to innovate. Best regards, Paul. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jody Garnett > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Geotools-devel] Style vs SLD 1, SLD 1.1, SE, and > the label "shield" patch > > Okay I am updating the javadocs for Style (on trunk) to make > explicit "da plan". We need more flexability, both to allow > additional specifications as they arrive (and allow for our > on creativity). This is most obvious in Filter 1.0 & Filter > 1.1 - but will be felt with the GeoTools Style objects as well. > > Vote is changed to -1 (I am against it as submitted but > helping move towards a solution). > > Cheers, Jody > > * Indicates how geographical content should be displayed! > > * <p> > > * For many of us in geotools *this* is the reason we came > along for > > the > > * ride - a pretty picture. For documentation on the use of > this class > > * please consult the SLD 1.0 specification. > > * </p> > > * <p> > > * We may experiment with our own (or SLD 1.1) ideas but will mark > > * such experiments for you. This is only an issue of you are > > considering > > * writing out these objects for interoptability with other systems. > > * </p> > > * <p> > > * General stratagy for supporting multiple SLD versions (and > > experiments): > > * <ul> > > * <li>These classes will be <b>BIGGER</b> and more > capabile then any > > one specification > > * <li>We can define (and support) explicit interfaces > tracking each > > version (perferably GeoAPI would hold these) > > * <li>We can use Factories (aka SLD1Factory and SLD1_1Factory and > > SEFactory) to support the creation of conformant > > * datastructures. Code (such as user interfaces) can be > > parameratized with these factories when they > > * need to confirm to an exact version supported by an > individual > > service. We > > * hope that specifications are always adative, and > will be forced > > to throw > > * unsupported exceptions when functionality is removed from a > > specification. > > * </ul> > > * </p> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App > Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" > plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: > http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
