[Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers

Tue Nov 29 14:36:15 EST 2011

Hi Tanya, Dan, and everyone,

In mapbook.xml, I do have the format param set to image/png, for those
WMS layers which I want to have the Alpha channels in.  That's in the
parameters, but the URL itself is just the path to the server, such as
this:

      <map-source name="base-vector" type="wms" tiled="false"
projection='EPSG:26919'>

<url>http://mapservertest.maine.gov/wms/mapserv.exe</url>

                        <layer name="Roads" queryable="false"/>

                        <layer name="Boundaries" queryable="false"/>

                        <param name="map"
value="c:/wms/basemapNew.map"/>

                        <param name="format" value="image/png"/>        

                        <param name="TRANSPARENT" value="TRUE"/>

                <param name="STYLES" value=""/>

        </map-source>

As far as I can tell, that's the correct format, but if anyone sees
anything out of place, or wants to try that WMS service, please feel
free to do so.  As I mentioned, I have full control over that WMS
service as well, so I can make adjustments there, too.

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From: geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Dan Little
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:32 PM
To: TC Haddad; geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers

Odd, any "param"s tags should get applied.

having:

<param name="FORMAT">image/png</param> 

Should force the image to print as image/png, keeping the alpha channel.

________________________________

	From: TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com>
	To: "geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org"
<geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org> 
	Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 4:45 PM
	Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Printing wms layers

	Yeah the point is that if you don't specify:

	format=image/png

	in the WMS URL, then the print script will form a url for you
that includes the default value:

	format-image/jpeg

	and this is bad for your print job because JPEG doesn't support
transparency.

	The server is just delivering what the URL is asking it to...

	Tanya

	On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Bob Basques
<Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote:

	JPEG may be a catch all since Aerial photos look best as JPEG. 

	As far as the FORMAT= piece, I know that our WMS serves in 7
different response formats.  Two different PNG formats. 

	bobb 

	>>> TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com> wrote:

Bob,

does the actual WMS url have the "Format=" specified? even though you
have set it to respond in PNG?

because if not, it looks like the print_util.php will force it to
default to JPEG (line 112-ish)

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Jim Klassen <klassen.js at gmail.com>
wrote:

	MapServer uses AGG by default in 6.x and as an option in 5.x. 

	The print.php script in GeoMoose uses GD (via PHP bindings) and
is independent of MapServer. (Recall not all layers in a GeoMoose site
have to come from MapServer.)

	On Nov 23, 2011, at 16:20, TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com> wrote:

		dumb question:

		Is GD really being used? I thought it was replaced (in
Mapserver) in favor of AGG a while back...

		Tanya

		On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Jim Klassen
<klassen.js at gmail.com> wrote:

			Why is because it isn't the proper resolution or
aspect ratio for printing. 

			Why it renders different is because in GeoMoose
the browser does the image compositing. In the print utility there is no
browser so the GD library needs to handle it. Why not print from the
browser? Because not all browsers print the same and mans don't handle
printing the composited images correctly. In any case high res prints
(think plotter) would be out of the question.

			On Nov 23, 2011, at 14:27, "Bistrais, Bob"
<Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov> wrote:

				I copied over the new function and
function call in print_util.php. I get what's going on there- it's
"cutting out" the black portions of the image, but I'm still getting
these in the printable image. 

				One thing I don't understand (and the
answer is probably not so simple)- the map is looking exactly as I'd
like in the application- why aren't we grabbing that image and coping it
to the output map file? 

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				From:
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[mailto:geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Fraser
				Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:33
AM
				To: Bistrais, Bob
				Cc: geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
				Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Printing
wms layers 

				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. 

________________________________

				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 <mailto: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> 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. 

________________________________

				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;
Bistrais, Bob
				Subject: RE: [Geomoose-users] Printing
wms layers 

				What version of PNG, PNG8 PNG24, etc.  

				bobb  

				>>> "Bistrais, Bob"
<Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov> wrote: 

Yes, the WMS is outputting PNG. What would be recommended instead?  

________________________________

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; 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> 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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