[Qgis-user] Problem with WMS 1.1.1 data providers in QGIS 2.0.1

[Andreas Neumann]

fair enough - if users are prevented to access these WMS layers, there
should be an option that would allow them to access the layers.

Yet another option to the WMS loading dialogue - sigh ...

Andreas

Am 22.10.2013 15:19, schrieb Bernhard Ströbl:
> Hi Andreas,
> 
> Am 22.10.2013 14:44, schrieb Andreas Neumann:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I think the dpi parameter is a useful extension and should be added by
>> the QGIS client (given that the dpi are really correctly detected).
> 
> Correct, therefore QGIS adds this parameter in different flavours for
> the most common WMS servers (I assume because this parameter is not
> defined in the WMS standard as has already been pointed out in this
> thread).
> 
>>
>> If a WMS server chokes on additional paramters it is not very well
>> designed. They can just ignore these extra parameters if they do not
>> know how to deal with it.
> 
> My problem is not that geoserver chokes on the additional parameters but
> that for _some_ layers the geoserver-specific parameter
> "format_options=dpi:96" makes it throw an error.
> I know that these layers are poorly configured but cannot do anything
> against it (because other software depends on them). My users currently
> cannot access these layers. Miguel Ángel Castro (who started this
> thread) described that he cannot access layers from
> http://idecan2.grafcan.es/ServicioWMS/EspNat
> 
> Therefore I opt for a configuration option to switch off the dpi
> parameter because public servers may be misconfigured and still people
> want to display their layers in QGIS.
> 
> Bernhard