How can I make Edit mode active on load?

[Rodrigo Cea]

I'm using an EditableMap with geometry:'point', where users need to enter a point coordinate. 

Is there a way for the edit interface to be visible and selected on load? Right now they have to

a) click on edit

b) guess that the 'pencil' icon is what they want

c) select and use it

whereas I'd like for the steps to be

a) open map with 'pencil' tool already active, and use it.

[Charlie DeTar]

Hi,

There's currently no way to do this using python code. You can do it by
overriding the template to execute "setEditing" on the map:

// editable_layer.html
var map new olwidget.EditableLayer("{{ id }}", {{ options|safe }})
map.setEditing();

best,
Charlie

[Rodrigo Cea]

Thanks, however I haven't been able to get it to work, thus:

var map = new olwidget.EditableMap('id_ubicacion', {

                        name: 'punto',

                        geometry: 'point',

                        controls: ['DrawFeature'],

                        overlayStyle: {

                            fillColor: "#ffffff",

                            strokeColor: "#F46523",

                            fillOpacity: 0.7,

                            strokeWidth: 10

                        },

                        layers: ['google.hybrid', 'google.streets','google.physical', 'google.satellite'],

                        defaultLon: {{obj.mapa_deslindes.centroid.x|floatpoint|default:0}},

                        defaultLat: {{obj.mapa_deslindes.centroid.y|floatpoint|default:0}},

                        defaultZoom: 12

                     }

                         );

                    map.setEditing();

[Charlie DeTar]

Oops, you're totally right, my mistake -- "setEditing" is a property of
the editable layer switcher control, not the map. Here's a correct
working version, which is unfortunately rather complex.

var map = new olwidget.EditableMap('id_ubicacion', {
name: 'punto',

...);

// Open up the editing control.
for (var i = 0; i < map.controls.length; i++) {
if (map.controls[i] && map.controls[i].CLASS_NAME ==
"olwidget.EditableLayerSwitcher") {
map.controls[i].setEditing(map.vectorLayers[0]);
break;
}
}

-charlie

[Rodrigo Cea]

Kind of late answer, but thanks! That worked.