gistfile1.txt

map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
"State",
"http://sigma.openplans.org/geoserver/wms",
{layers: 'topp:tasmania_state_boundaries'}
);
wfs = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS(
"Cities",
"http://sigma.openplans.org/geoserver/wfs",
{typename: 'topp:tasmania_cities'},
{
typename: "tasmania_cities",
featureNS: "http://www.openplans.org/topp",
extractAttributes: false,
commitReport: function(str) {
OpenLayers.Console.log(str);
}
}
)
map.addLayers([wms, wfs]);
var panel = new OpenLayers.Control.Panel({
displayClass: "olControlEditingToolbar"
});</code>

var draw = new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(
wfs, OpenLayers.Handler.Point,
{
handlerOptions: {freehand: false, multi: true},
displayClass: "olControlDrawFeaturePoint"
}
)
var save = new OpenLayers.Control.Button({
trigger: OpenLayers.Function.bind(wfs.commit, wfs),
displayClass: "olControlSaveFeatures"
});
panel.addControls([
new OpenLayers.Control.Navigation(),
save, draw
]);
map.addControl(panel);
map.zoomToExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(140.64,-44.42,151.89,-38.80));
}