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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi Tommy,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>No, you’re not doing anything
wrong, and yes, it is implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The current implementation expects
TRUE to be in uppercase, and according to the specifications, that’s the
way it’s supposed to be.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=2 face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";font-weight:bold'>6.4 Request Parameter Rules<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=2 face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";font-weight:bold'>6.4.1 Parameter Ordering and Case<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>Parameter
names </span></font><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"><span style='font-family:
"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";font-weight:bold'>shall not </span></font></b><font
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman'>be case sensitive,
but parameter values </span></font><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"><span
style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";font-weight:bold'>shall </span></font></b><font
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman'>be case sensitive</span></font><i><font
face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Italic";
font-style:italic'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>In
this document, parameter names are typically shown in uppercase for
typographical<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>clarity,
not as a requirement.</span></font><font size=2 face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>However, there are a lot of
non-conforming clients out there, and since the goal of WFS is
interoperability, the case sensitivity of parameter values seems a bit absurd
here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In short, I just fixed it ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Until the new bits roll out, I would
suggest using the capitalized variant, transparent=TRUE; that is known to work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - Does the WMS implementation not support
transparency?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'm sending a WMS-request to MapGuide that looks like this:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://localhost:8008/mapguide/mapagent/mapagent.fcgi?service=WMS&request=GetMap&BBOX=-87.754670,43.692691,-87.728656,43.714721layers=Samples/Sheboygan/Layers/CityLimits&srs=EPSG:4326&width=500&height=500&Format=image/gif&transparent=true<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>With focus on:
>>Format=image/gif&transparent=true<<<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>But it doesn't get transparent.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Is it not implemented or what am I doing wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>/Tommy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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