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@@ -156,6 +156,20 @@ Widget classes
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This is the default widget used by all GeoDjango form fields.
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``template_name`` is ``gis/openlayers.html``.
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+ ``OpenLayersWidget`` and :class:`OSMWidget` use the ``openlayers.js`` file
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+ hosted on the ``openlayers.org`` Web site. This works for basic usage
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+ during development, but isn't appropropriate for a production deployment as
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+ ``openlayers.org/api/`` has no guaranteed uptime and runs on a slow server.
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+ You are therefore advised to subclass these widgets in order to specify
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+ your own version of the ``openlayers.js`` file in the ``js`` property of
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+ the inner ``Media`` class (see :ref:`assets-as-a-static-definition`). You
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+ can host a copy of ``openlayers.js``
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+ `tailored to your needs`_ on your own server or refer to a copy from a
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+ content-delivery network like http://cdnjs.com/. This will also allow
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+ you to serve the JavaScript file(s) using the ``https`` protocol if needed.
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+
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+ .. _tailored to your needs: http://docs.openlayers.org/library/deploying.html
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+
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``OSMWidget``
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.. class:: OSMWidget
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@@ -163,3 +177,9 @@ Widget classes
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This widget uses an OpenStreetMap base layer (Mapnik) to display geographic
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objects on.
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``template_name`` is ``gis/openlayers-osm.html``.
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+
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+ The :class:`OpenLayersWidget` note about JavaScript file hosting above also
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+ applies here. See also this `FAQ answer`_ about ``https`` access to map
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+ tiles.
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+ .. _FAQ answer: https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/10920/how-to-embed-a-map-in-my-https-site
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