[QGIS Commit] r9061 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide
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Fri Aug 15 10:15:09 EDT 2008
Author: sholl
Date: 2008-08-15 10:15:09 -0400 (Fri, 15 Aug 2008)
New Revision: 9061
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/ChangeLog
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_ogc.tex
Log:
* working_with_ogc.tex: updated some contentof the OGC-part
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/ChangeLog 2008-08-13 17:06:30 UTC (rev 9060)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/ChangeLog 2008-08-15 14:15:09 UTC (rev 9061)
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-08-15 Stephan Holl <stephan at keto>
+
+ * working_with_ogc.tex: updated some contentof the OGC-part
+
2008-08-08 Stephan Holl <stephan at keto>
* working_with_vector.tex: added a section about the topological
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_ogc.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_ogc.tex 2008-08-13 17:06:30 UTC (rev 9060)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_ogc.tex 2008-08-15 14:15:09 UTC (rev 9061)
@@ -80,19 +80,29 @@
\hline URL \index{WMS!URL} & URL of the server providing the data.
This must be a resolvable host name; the same format as you would use
to open a telnet connection or ping a host. \\
-\hline Proxy Host & Network address or host name of the proxy server
- you would use to access this WMS server, or leave blank if no proxy is needed. \\
-\hline Proxy Port & Port number of the proxy server. \\
-\hline Proxy User & User name used to login to the proxy server. \\
-\hline Proxy Password & Password used to login to the proxy server. \\
+% Not needed any more, since it is now available under the global
+% properties of the QGIS-project. (SH, 20080811)
+%
+%%% \hline Proxy Host & Network address or host name of the proxy server
+%%% you would use to access this WMS server, or leave blank if no proxy is needed. \\
+%%% \hline Proxy Port & Port number of the proxy server. \\
+%%% \hline Proxy User & User name used to login to the proxy server. \\
+%%% \hline Proxy Password & Password used to login to the proxy server. \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
-At least \guilabel{Name} and \guilabel{URL} are required entries; the
-\guilabel{proxy} entries
-can be left blank if you have a clear path to your WMS server.
+%%% At least \guilabel{Name} and \guilabel{URL} are required entries; the
+%%% \guilabel{proxy} entries
+%%% can be left blank if you have a clear path to your WMS server.
+If you need to set up a proxy-server to be able to receive WMS-services
+from the internet, you can add your proxy-server in the options.
+Choose \dropmenuopttwo{mActionOptions}{Options} from the
+\mainmenuopt{Settings} menu and click on the \tab{Proxy} tab. There you
+can add your proxy-settings and enable them by setting the
+\checkbox{Use proxy for web access}.
+
Once the new WMS Server has been created, it will be preserved across future
QGIS sessions.
@@ -189,7 +199,7 @@
\minisec{Transparency}
% BM: doesn't seem to work?
-% \label{ogc-wms-transparency}
+\label{ogc-wms-transparency}
In this version of QGIS, the transparency setting is hard-coded to
be always on, where available. Therefore no option for it exists
on-screen.
@@ -242,6 +252,7 @@
\subsubsection{Using the Identify Tool}\label{sec:ogc-wms-identify}
\index{WMS!identify}
\index{identify!WMS}
+\index{WMS!GetFeatureInfo}
Once you have added a WMS server,
and if any layer from a WMS server is queryable, you can then use
@@ -370,6 +381,16 @@
There is no ability to apply a user name and password combination
as an authentication to the WMS server.
+\begin{Tip}[ht]\caption{\textsc{Accessing secured OGC-layers}}
+\qgistip{If you need to access secured layers, you could use InteProxy as
+a transparent proxy, which does supports several authentification methods.
+More information can be found at the InteProxy-manual found on the website
+\url{http://inteproxy.wald.intevation.org}.
+\index{WMS!secured layers!}
+}
+\end{Tip}
+
+
\subsection{WFS Client}
In QGIS, a WFS layer behaves pretty much like any other vector layer. You
@@ -391,7 +412,7 @@
\begin{enumerate}
\item Make sure the WFS plugin is loaded; if not, open the Plugin Manager and load it
\item Click on the
- %FIXME \toolbtntwo{wfs-icon}{Add WFS Layer}
+ \toolbtntwo{mIconAddWfsLayer}{Add WFS Layer}
tool on the plugins toolbar
\item Click on \button{New}
\item Enter \inputtext{Name}{DM Solutions} as the name
@@ -428,3 +449,4 @@
\index{WFS!remote server!}
}
\end{Tip}
+
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