Add Measurement tool to Map Context Menu in HTML5 Viewer

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February 21, 2020 18:37

I would like to add a measurement tool to the map context menu (right-click menu) in my HTML5 Viewer.  Measure Line would be great.  I used to accomplish this in the Silverlight Viewer by adding a batch item to the menu:

 

 

e.g. 

 

          <Menu Id="MapMenu">

 

            <Items>

 

              <Item Text="Identify" Command="Identify" />

 

              <Item Text="Measure Distance">

 

                <Batch>

 

                  <BatchItem Command="ShowAdvancedTools" />

 

                  <BatchItem Command="SetCurrentTab" CommandParameter="Tasks" />

 

                  <BatchItem Command="ActivateTool" CommandParameter="MeasureDistance" />

 

                </Batch>

 

              </Item>

 

            </Items>

 

          </Menu>

 

 

In the HTML5 Viewer (I'm using version 4.12.2 with Essentials 4.12) I don't see an option to add batch items.  I tried using SetActiveTool and put in the CommandParameter "MeasureDistance" but that doesn't work.  

 

 

It seems like it should be simple - can anyone help me out with this please?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Stephanie

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  February 23, 2020 23:18

  Hi Stephanie,

   

   

  You're right, it is fairly simple and you were very close to solving it yourself using the SetActiveTool command. However, the Command Parameter to measure distance is 'MeasureDistanceTool' and for areas it is 'MeasureAreaTool'.

   

   

  I got this info from Brian Oevermann's helpful comment in this thread:

   

  https://support.geocortex.com/essentialsGSCForumDetail?sub-nav=forum&main-nav=essentials&id=0D5f200006aOfOeCAK

   

   

  Also note that Brian listed the system icons that you can use for these tools, as below:

   

  Resources/Images/Icons/Toolbar/measure-distance-24.png

   

  Resources/Images/Icons/Toolbar/measure-area-24.png

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  February 25, 2020 17:40

  Amazing!  Thank you so much Lindsay, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer this.  "MeasureDistanceTool" worked perfectly.  Thanks!

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