Alexandre, Thanks so much! I like your highlighter, very nice - but the key was the layer.getFeatureFromEvent method that I didn't know existed. That does exactly what I need.
Jesse On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Alexandre Dube <ad...@mapgears.com> wrote: > Hi Jesse, > > What I did to accomplish this is a custom "HighlightFeature" control. You > can have it and a SelectFeature at the same time. > > See an example : > > http://dev.openlayers.org/sandbox/adube/openlayers/examples/highlight-feature.html > > See an example with SelectFeature at the same time : > > http://dev4.mapgears.com/bdga/bdgaWFS-T.html > > Of course this is only a possible solution among many others. Others should > have more ideas. > > Alexandre > > Jesse V Griffis wrote: >> >> Thanks Eric, >> >> I wasn't sure if dumping a bunch of code to the list would be useful. >> >> Essentially, I just copied the Hover Control from the example page >> (http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/hover-handler.html) and tried to >> copy the stuff from the SelectFeature Control (in the source). >> >> Testing it, I know the hover/pause part of this is working, but I >> can't figure out how to apply the selection piece. Please don't laugh >> too hard: >> >> OpenLayers.Control.Hover = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, >> { >> layer: null, >> >> isPaused: false, >> >> defaultHandlerOptions: { >> 'delay': 1000, >> 'pixelTolerance': 1, >> 'stopMove': false >> }, >> >> initialize: function(layer, options) >> { >> this.layer = layer; >> this.handlerOptions = OpenLayers.Util.extend( >> {}, this.defaultHandlerOptions >> ); >> OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply( >> this, arguments >> ); >> >> this.handlers = { >> feature: new OpenLayers.Handler.Feature( >> this, this.layer, { 'over': this.over}, {} >> ), >> hover: new OpenLayers.Handler.Hover( this, >> {'pause': this.onPause, 'move': this.onMove}, this.handlerOptions >> ) >> } >> }, >> >> draw: function() { >> return false; >> }, >> >> activate: function() { >> this.handlers.feature.activate(); >> this.handlers.hover.activate(); >> }, >> >> deactivate: function() { >> this.handlers.feature.deactivate(); >> this.handlers.hover.deactivate(); >> }, >> >> >> onPause: function(evt) { >> this.isPaused = true; >> }, >> >> onMove: function(evt) { >> this.isPaused = false; >> }, >> >> over: function(feature) { >> if ( this.isPaused) >> { >> console.log(feature); >> } >> } >> }); >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Eric Lemoine <eric....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> It is hard to help you without seeing actual code. Feel free to come >>> back to the list with your code. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> 2009/2/3, Jesse V Griffis <jvgrif...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> I can successfully use the hover examples to create a "Hover" Control >>>> that uses the Hover handler to pop up info when you pause in one place >>>> long enough. I can successfully use the SelectFeature Control to >>>> click and display info about Vectors. >>>> >>>> What I can't figure out is how to combine them, and make a pause on >>>> the map select the feature under the mouse. It's frustrating to get >>>> so close and yet be so far. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have an example of this? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Jesse >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Users mailing list >>>> Users@openlayers.org >>>> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users@openlayers.org >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> > > > -- > Alexandre Dubé > Mapgears > www.mapgears.com > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users