You can add &quot;visible&quot; tags in the map source that should do what you want:<br><br>   &lt;map-source name=&quot;bounding_citytwps&quot; type=&quot;mapserver&quot; visible=&quot;true&quot; &gt;<br>        &lt;file&gt;./bounding_citytwps.map&lt;/file&gt;<br>

        &lt;layer name=&quot;all&quot; visible=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;<br>    &lt;/map-source&gt;<br><br><br>Mike<br><br clear="all"><div><span style="font-family:&#39;Georgia&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;"><i><b>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></i></span></div>


<div><span style="font-family:&#39;Georgia&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;"></span><span style="font-family:&#39;Georgia&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;"><i><b>Mike Neimeyer<br></b>GIS Project Manager</i></span> </div>
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2434 Virginia Circle<br>Roseville, MN. 55113<br>(M) 612.695.7325<br></i><a href="mailto:mike@gisrangers.com" target="_blank"><i>mike@gisrangers.com</i></a></span></font></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Bistrais, Bob <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Bob.Bistrais@maine.gov">Bob.Bistrais@maine.gov</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">











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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Well, I can do that, but the checkbox
still appears in the TOC.  If I comment out that entry in the &lt;catalog&gt;
section, that layer doesn’t display.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
<a href="mailto:geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Dan Little<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 06, 2011
2:18 PM</span></font></p><div><div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"></font></div><div class="h5"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Bistrais, Bob;
<a href="mailto:geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Geomoose-users]
Possible to not have layer checkbox in TOC?</font></div></div><u></u><u></u><p></p>

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yes I did.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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&quot;Bistrais, Bob&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:Bob.Bistrais@maine.gov" target="_blank">Bob.Bistrais@maine.gov</a>&gt;<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Dan Little
&lt;<a href="mailto:danlittle@yahoo.com" target="_blank">danlittle@yahoo.com</a>&gt;; <a href="mailto:geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 6, 2011 1:11
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Geomoose-users]
Possible to not have layer checkbox in TOC?</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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&lt;map-source&gt;  (in 2.2-Oregon)?</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 06, 2011
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Bistrais, Bob; <a href="mailto:geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Geomoose-users]
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 6, 2011
12:53 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Geomoose-users] Possible
to not have layer checkbox in TOC?</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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possible in GeoMoose to have a layer which exists in the map, but does not show
up, or at least cannot be turned on or off, by the user?  In my case, I’m
interested in having a layer or two which are always available for query,
always on and can’t be toggled by the user.</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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