Functionality Comparison
From Manipedia
This table hopefully will become a reference to check if a certain functionality is available for ActiveX usage. Originated from the following discussion thread.
| Functionality | Manifold GUI | Activex | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing | Yes | Yes | ||
| Map | Yes | Yes | ||
| control Map Layerbar | Yes | No | programatically in GUI and MapControl application | |
| Image | Yes | Yes | ||
| Surface | Yes | Yes | ||
| Terrain | Yes | No | ||
| Pallette | Yes | No | ||
| Linked Components | Yes | Yes | ||
| Script | display+Edit Yes, Run Yes | display+Edit No, Run by environment | ||
| Event Handling | Click, DoubleClick | Click, DoubleClick, Track, MouseUp/Down, MouseMove/Wheel | ||
| Import | Yes | not applicable | programatically in the MapControl application | |
| Legend, Grid, North Arrow... | configurable | configurable | ||
| Progressive Rendering | Yes | No | Can be turned on/off in the gui. Indicated that it is coming in future versions of the activeX |
