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Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:42:01 GMT

I have a question in regards to the configuration of the Enhanced Time Slider Widget. I am trying to configure the widget to use a time extent and interval that I specify. When I do this I seem to break the widget.

<layer label="Surface Water Well Locations" name="Surface Water Well Locations">
<dateformat>MMMM,YYYY</dateformat>
<loop>false</loop>
<singlethumbastimeinstant>true</singlethumbastimeinstant>
<thumbcount>1</thumbcount>
<thumbmovingrate>1000</thumbmovingrate>
<timeextent>
<starttime>2000/01/01 05:00:00 UTC</starttime>
<endtime>2010/06/01 05:00:00 UTC</endtime>
</timeextent>
<timestopsinterval>1</timestopsinterval>
<timestopsunits>months</timestopsunits>
</layer>

If I follow the same methods as the original config file the layers do display properly, but I am more interested in being able to set the time period manually. Any idea what I'm doing wrong above? Using the standard slider that comes with the Flex Viewer everything behaves as I would suspect.

Thanks,
Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:22:18 GMT

Adam,

Sorry for the delay. I found the error in the code where I was trying to parse the start date and end date twice causing an issue. This is fixed in Version 2.5.2 - April 30, 2012

* The time layer(s) visibility before the widget is opened is remembered and re-applied when
the widget is closed.
* Fixed bug when start date and end date is manually specified for the time extent.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:23:40 GMT

That's great, thank you so much for taking the time to look into this!

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:34:10 GMT

Adam,

If the new version fixes the issue be sure to come back and mark this question as answered.

Don't forget to click the Mark as answer check on this post and to click the top arrow (promote).
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Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:07:38 GMT

I was able to implement the new slider with time extents specified by the config file. Thanks!

Is it possible to have the slider to default to the latest date in the slider versus the first?

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:45:07 GMT

Adam,

Sure that is possible but I don't think that most users would want that to be the default. Are you working with the source code version or the compiled version?

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:45 GMT

Robert,

I'm working with the compiled version....I don't have an IDE set up yet to work with the source code (balking at the price of Flash Builder and can't seem to figure out FlashDevelop). I understand exactly what you're saying about where the slider starts. We are using it to display well samples taken over time but want to the emphasis put on the most recent data and allow the user to go back through time if they so desire. Perhaps I can convince my manager to purchase Flash Builder. What level of the product would you suggest for Flex development?

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:56:10 GMT

Adam,

I can add a configuration opton to this widget in the next release to start the slider at the end. As far as version of Flash Builder, you could easyly get away with just purchasing the standard version.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

BrianKaplan — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:24:07 GMT

Very nice work. Do you thinik it would be possible to have the user select a time window instead of specifying a fixed one maybe similar to the animation in Google Earth? thanks. Brian Kaplan, CDC

Adam,

I can add a configuration opton to this widget in the next release to start the slider at the end. As far as version of Flash Builder, you could easyly get away with just purchasing the standard version.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:48:29 GMT

Brian,

I am not familiar with the annimation in Google Earth that you are speaking of.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

BrianKaplan — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:32:35 GMT

Hi Robert, I've attached the Google Earth time slider. The half-moon looking item on the bar below the 2 am can be slide left or right and sets the width of the time window. The other item on the bar near the "11" of 11/6/2010 moves the time window. Brian

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:45:39 GMT

Hi Robert,

I just downloaded the Enhanced Time Slider for Flex 3.0. I am using the compiled version in the latest Viewer release. I had a question in regards to the auto-toggling. I have the widget open upon load, and it properly has the first layer on and all other's off. As I switch layers it toggles the new ones on but the other layer(s) remain on as well. I checked the live version off the widget download page and this seems to be the case there as well. Is there something in the config that will allow those layers to turn off once they are navigated away from?

Thanks in advance,
Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:57:47 GMT

Adam,

This issue has just been fixed and uploaded in version 3.0.1

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:02:47 GMT

The same behavior still seems to be in place.....

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:04:14 GMT

Adam,

So are you talking about the Old 2.5 version then? I have fixed the 3.0 version.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:08:55 GMT

Sorry, I am talking about the 3.0 version. I just downloaded the 3.01 version you just uploaded and the layers are still not toggling off.

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:21:05 GMT

Adam,

Strange I just compiled the change and moved it over to my web server and the toggling on my live preview site is working fine. Do you have the name of the layer in the eTimeWidget.xml the same as the label of the layer in your main config.xml?

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:13:35 GMT

Okay, it is working properly. I had been viewing everything in Firefox which was causing the problem. When I looked at everything in IE all was good. Not sure if my version of Firefox is bad or if the plug-ins are out of date, but I'll just use IE or the IE tab option in Firefox. Thanks for your help!

Adam Z

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:04:02 GMT

Adam,

Firefox should not be the issue as it is the only browser I normally use. Maybe you didn't clear your cache.

Re: Config Issues with Enhanced Time Slider Widget version 2.5.1.1 for FlexViewer 2.5

AdamZiegler — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:19:23 GMT

Adam,

I can add a configuration opton to this widget in the next release to start the slider at the end. As far as version of Flash Builder, you could easyly get away with just purchasing the standard version.

Hi Robert,

I wanted to ask if you might still be planning to add this as an option in the config file for this widget? I was also wondering if resetting the time slider to the beginning was a default behavior and if it was possible to maintain the current time when switching between layers.

Thanks,
Adam Z