[Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers

[Brent Fraser]

Bob,

   I did  a fix some time ago (http://geomoose.org/trac/ticket/108) 
regarding using the alpha channel in Print_util.php.  This fix is in 
GeoMoose v2.4 so I'm confused...

Best Regards,
Brent Fraser


On 11/23/2011 9:27 AM, Bistrais, Bob wrote:
>
> It sure looks like a problem with the alpha channels.  Doesn't seem to 
> matter which browser I use, either.
>
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> *From:*Jim Klassen [mailto:klassen.js at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:43 AM
> *To:* Bistrais, Bob
> *Cc:* Bob Basques; <geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers
>
> If the quality is different between PNG and GIF you are probably using 
> PNG24 (as PNG8 and GIF should be identical image wise).
>
> My guess is a GD bug dealing with PNG24.  I'm not sure what your 
> options are, but it sounds like the print.php needs to be rewritten 
> with a more modern library.
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2011, at 9:11, "Bistrais, Bob" <Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov 
> <mailto:Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov>> wrote:
>
>> Looks like I'm using png.
>>
>> One thing I tried was to use gif in the mapbook.xml, for those WMS 
>> layers, but while they displayed alright, the quality was awful.
>>
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>> *From:*Bob Basques [mailto:Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:05 AM
>> *To:* geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org 
>> <mailto:geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org>; Bistrais, Bob
>> *Subject:* RE: [Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers
>>
>> What version of PNG, PNG8 PNG24, etc.
>>
>> bobb
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> "Bistrais, Bob" <Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov 
>> <mailto:Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the WMS is outputting PNG.  What would be recommended instead?
>>
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>>
>> *From:* Bob Basques [mailto:Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:54 PM
>> *To:* geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org 
>> <mailto:geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org>; Bistrais, Bob
>> *Subject:* Re: [Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers
>>
>> Something to look at . . .
>>
>> What is the format of the images from the WMS service?
>>
>> PNG24 vs other PNG formats have caused problem in cross browser 
>> situations.  Some versions of IE don't like one or the other for example.
>>
>> bobb
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> "Bistrais, Bob" <Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov 
>> <mailto:Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov>> wrote:
>>
>> I had brought up this question before but it seems to be happening 
>> again.  I have a few layers that I consume in GeoMoose by WMS.  Some 
>> of these are vecot line layers such as roads.  They work perfectly in 
>> GeoMoose map view.  But when I compose a printable map, these layers 
>> have a black background which obscures other layers and just plain 
>> looks ugly.  If I set the "transparent"  property to false, the black 
>> background goes away, but then I can't see any underlying data.
>>
>> By the way, I do have control over the WMS services in this case.  I 
>> tried to set Offsite to 0 0 0, but that didn't seem to help either.  
>> The WMS is at MapServer 6.0.1.  Any suggestions?
>>
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