[Users] Why GeoExt vs OpenLayers + ExtJS ?

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hey Brad,

if you do standalone OL & Ext you definitely have to code more yourself. GeoExt is the glue in between.

E.g. if you want a drop down of column names, GeoExt will provide you the building blocks (an AttributeStore).

Best regards,
Bart

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On Jul 3, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Brad King <bking at mosaicatm.com> wrote:

> Hi all, I'm trying to get my head around what GeoExt is, compared to the standalone OpenLayers and ExtJS offerings. I've only ever coded with the Sencha GWT components and OpenLayers GWT as well so *real* JavaScript is pretty new to me. Can someone please explain what GeoExt can do that makes it easier ? better ? building map clients ?
> 
> My task is to create mainly maps with WFS map layers, with ogc filters dynamically created from a form for multiple layers. I need to be able to use custom ogc filter functions we are writing in GeoServer as well. I'd like to have dropdowns with layer names, field names, operators, spatial functions, etc. Sort of like the filter dialog in the OpenJump WFS plug-in if you have seen that, but more integrated and polished.
> 
> Thanks, and is there a searchable archive for this list somewhere ? I didn't see anything on Nabble.
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