[OpenLayers-Users] Re: view outside maxExtent

[Jim White]

I solved this myself. In case it is of interest to others, here is what 
I needed:

deeds.events.on({
'loadend': function(evt) {
                 console.log("loadend of deeds layer");
                 var deeds_extent = deeds.getDataExtent();
                 map.zoomToExtent(deeds_extent);
                // popup.close();
             }
           });

On 12/02/2011 08:50 AM, Jim White wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a map that I want the initial view to be of a smaller wfs 
> layer, but allow the user to view a larger wms layer. If I set the map 
> maxExtent to the larger area I can view the all the wms map. If I set 
> the maxExtent to the smaller area the initial view is correct, but 
> then you cannot view all parts of the larger background map.
>
> I tried to add
>
> map.zoomToExtent(new 
> OpenLayers.Bounds(-8511523.3718339,4395058.7021558,-8472425.8318731,4416613.9441284));
>
> However the map always zooms to maxExtent. How to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim White