diff --git a/examples/freemap.html b/examples/freemap.html
index 57aadde7c6..32f2681e9b 100644
--- a/examples/freemap.html
+++ b/examples/freemap.html
@@ -26,12 +26,25 @@
map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map' );
var basemap = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Boston",
"http://boston.freemap.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
- {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/gmaps.map', layers: 'border,water,roads,rapid_transit,buildings', format: 'png', 'transparent': 'off'},
+ {
+ map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/gmaps.map',
+ layers: 'border,water,roads,rapid_transit,buildings',
+ format: 'png',
+ transparent: 'off'
+ },
// These are the important parts for creating a non-epsg:4326
// map: Maxextent is the boundary of the map/tile loading area,
// maxResolution is the units/pixel at the highest zoom, and
// projection is the projection to be used in WMS/WFS Requests.
- {maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(33861, 717605, 330846, 1019656), maxResolution: 296985/1024, projection:"EPSG:2805" } );
+ {
+ maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(33861, 717605, 330846, 1019656),
+ maxResolution: 296985/1024, // Another alternative is 'auto', which
+ // will automatically fit the map: you can
+ // then check map.baseLayer.resolutions[0] for
+ // a reasonable value.
+ projection:"EPSG:2805", // Used in WMS/WFS requests.
+ units: "m" // Only neccesary for working with scales.
+ } );
map.addLayer(basemap);
@@ -43,5 +56,7 @@
+ When using alternative projections, you still use OpenLayers.LonLat objects, even though
+ the properties are actually X/Y values at that point.