[OpenLayers-Dev] Canvas + SelectFeature = Bug (OL 2.11/2.12)

[Xavier Mamano (jorix)]

True! 

But the original example also wrong using Canvas: using SVG can not select a
markers if it is below a square, with Canvas you can, as if there were no
rectangle!

Xavier


m1k3ry4n wrote
> 
> When I render a layer as a Canvas it no longer respects the layer index.
> 
> In my case, the Canvas layer is made up of polygons and a separate layer 
> above it is made up of points. Any points within polygons cannot be 
> selected -- only the surrounding polygon gets selected.
> 
> I do not have this problem if the polygon layer is rendered as something 
> other than a Canvas.
> 
> This problem is caused by the order of the layers in the array sent to 
> OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature. The workaround is ordering the layers 
> array so that the Canvas layer comes after layers that are above it in 
> the layer index.
> 
> In other words, even though I add layers to the map like this:
> map.addLayers([canvas_layer, point_layer])
> 
> I have to add layers to the control like this:
> map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature([point_layer, 
> canvas_layer]))
> 
> To reproduce this problem do the following.
> 
> 1. Go to: 
> http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/select-feature-multilayer.html?renderer=Canvas
> 
> 2. Swap the order of vectors1, vectors2 in lines 62 & 65 so they look 
> like this:
> 
> (line 62) map.addLayers([wmsLayer, vectors2, vectors1]);
> ...
> (line 65) selectControl = new OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature(
>                  [vectors2, vectors1],
> 
> Changing addLayers puts the markers above the squares. Changing 
> SelectFeature disallows markers within squares to be selected, even 
> though they are above the squares. You will only see this problem if you 
> render the layers as Canvases (i.e. include "?renderer=Canvas" in the
> url).
> 
> Considering that layer order in SelectFeature has no effect on layers 
> not rendered as Canvases, this is either a bug or requires some 
> documentation for SelectFeature.
> 
> This was also an issue in OL 2.11, but 2.12 improved the situation. In 
> 2.11 if you turned off the Canvas layer it persisted even though you 
> could not see the layer! If you panned the map, it would finally go away 
> and you could click the  layers below.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> 
> Reference:
> OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature
> http://dev.openlayers.org/docs/files/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature-js.html#OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature.OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature
> 
> OpenLayers Select Feature on Multiple Layers Example
> http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/select-feature-multilayer.html?renderer=Canvas
> 
> 
> 
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