[OpenLayers-Users] Switching to singleTile mode (and back) on the fly

[Jon Blower]

Thanks Christopher - that was going to be my backup plan but I just
wanted to see if there was another way to do it.

Cheers, Jon

On Nov 29, 2007 12:47 PM, Christopher Schmidt <crschmidt at metacarta.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 12:20:43PM +0000, Jon Blower wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is there a way to switch a WMS layer from gridded to singleTile mode
> > after it has been created?  I have a WMS that serves several different
> > types of layers - some work best displayed in gridded mode and some
> > work better in singleTile mode.  Therefore I'd like to be able to
> > switch between modes in Javascript.
>
> Have two layers, and switch between them? You don't have to display them
> both: when you switch, set the one you'r turning 'off' to
> displayInLayerSwitcher false, then call cahngebaseLayer (or
> setVisibility, if they are overlays) and change the layer.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Christopher Schmidt
> MetaCarta
>



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