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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am a bit confused by the WFS option <b>"Only request features
overlapping the view extent"</b>.</p>
<p>In general, that's what every provider does by default and is a
safe strategy to use. If this option is unchecked, QGIS will just
start downloading features randomly until it hits a server limit
(or not).<br>
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<p>The only reason why one would possibly want to do that is to warm
a cache on a layer where he know he will be getting all the
features (in a reasonable time). In this case, the option should
probably be renamed (to something containing the word "cache").<br>
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<p>Question: <b>is </b><b>there anybody using WFS with this option
unchecked?</b> And if yes, for what reason?</p>
<p>Apart from this, Raymond noticed that cached features are not
dismissed, when they are re-downloaded so you end up with
duplicated features after multiple rendering cycles. Does that
ring a bell for someone?</p>
<p>Best Regards</p>
<p>Matthias<br>
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