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<h2>Mapbuilder Configuration file</h2>

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This document explains how to configure a mapbuilder application. 

The mapbuilder configuration file controls what components are included

in your application and how the components interact with each other.

This guide is targeted at website builders who have a basic 

understanding of HTML, XML and Javascript.

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The following sections explain the basic principles behind the config file 

structure.

The structure of a Mapbuilder config file is 

<a href="lib/schemas/config.xsd">described by an XML Schema</a>

and a config file that validates against this schema is guaranteed to

load correctly.

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<ul>

  <li><a href="?page=config/mvc">Model-View-Controller design pattern</a></li>

  <li><a href="?page=config/opvRule">Object-Property-Value rule</a></li>

  <li><a href="?page=config/patterns">common configuration properties</a></li>

  <li><a href="?page=config/skins">skins and multilingual support</a></li>

  <li><a href="?page=config/listeners">listeners and the Javascript API</a></li>

  <li><a href="?page=config/extend">extending mapbuilder</a></li>

  <li><a href="register">component register</a></li>

</ul>

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A common way to get started is to copy an existing config file.

You can start with the <a href="/mapbuilder/demo/simple/simpleConfig.xml">configuration</a>

for the <a href="/mapbuilder/demo/simple">simple demo</a> and add in components, 

or start with a more complex demo and remove components.

At some point, we intend to produce a Configuration Wizard which will provide

an intuitive graphical interface for assembling the components for an application.

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