[Users] map config option in Vector Legend example?

[Eric Lemoine]

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Gary White <gary_white at verizon.net> wrote:
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> I’m confused.  vector-legend.js in the examples
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>     legendPanel = new GeoExt.LegendPanel({
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> Looking at the source for GeoExt.LegendPanel, I don’t
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> if(!this.layerStore) {
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I guess you are right, providing the LegendPanel with the map instance
shouldn't be necessary.


> Can anyone explain why the map option is there?  Is
> that just a remnant from a previous revision etc. or am I missing something?
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> Also—even more puzzling—I would have expected
> the vector legend example to demonstrate the new GeoExt.VectorLegend
> widget.  What’s up with that?

Don't you see vector legends in the example?

LegendPanel uses VectorLegend internally for vector layers.

Cheers,

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