when working with point features, especially text and large symbols, the user has to select the exact point
Hi Jonathan,
You can get around this by buffering the point clicked by the user, and using the buffer to select your graphics. There's a sample here which shows how to get started.
Steve
you are suggesting I basically create a bubble (the buffer) around a point clicked and then query for any graphics within that space.
This seems even less precise then allowing the user to draw a box around the object, as then not only do they have to click within a certain distance of the center point of the point, but they will be more likely to select and delete other nearby graphics.
An example of what I want to do is this: draw a large cross symbol on the map and be able to click on any of the arms of that cross to select it but not select it if I click on the white space between arms. I have seen this done on other current GIS web applications, so I know it is possible. I just don't know how to get to the point where I am interacting with what is drawn on the screen versus its point representation in the graphics layer.