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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>How do I have the overlays in a map turned off when the map
starts up?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>I tried the two items below (commented out).<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>//</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <b>CE</b><br>
<b>ce</b> <b>=</b> <b>new</b> <b>OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(</b><br>
<b>&quot;CE&quot;,</b> <b>&quot;http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms&quot;,</b><br>
<b>{</b><br>
<b>width:</b> <b>'800',</b><br>
<b>layers:</b> <b>'prof_reg:states50D_ce',</b><br>
<b>styles:</b> <b>'',</b><br>
<b>srs:</b> <b>'EPSG:4269',</b><br>
<b>height:</b> <b>'317',</b><br>
<b>format:</b> <b>format,</b><br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>//displayInLayerSwitcher:</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <b>false,</b><br>
<b>//visibility:</b> <b>false,</b><br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>transparent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <b>true</b><br>
<b>},</b><br>
<b>{singleTile:</b> <b>true,</b> <b>ratio:</b> <b>1}</b><br>
<b>);</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Doug<o:p></o:p></p>

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