[OpenLayers-Users] Dealing with dead layers

[Jeff Yutzler]

As of this writing, the NASA Global Mosaic layer (for example, the 
second layer in http://www.openlayers.org/dev/examples/example.html) is 
down.  These things happen from time to time for whatever reason.  The 
problem we have is the behavior of OpenLayers.  The typical OpenLayers 
response is to display a pink tile with the
browser's "broken link" icon in the corner.  Users simply do not 
appreciate this response.  It does not tell them what they need to know 
(that a layer is dead), does not suggest a potential solution (of 
turning off the dead layer), and worst of all, it covers up other 
potentially useful layers.  Does anyone have a more gracious strategy 
for dealing with this situation?

-Jeff
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