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

[Bernhard Ströbl]

Am 22.10.2013 15:35, schrieb 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 ...

I know it is already crowded, default should be off (= add dpi parameter)

I created a ticket [1]

Bernhard

[1] http://hub.qgis.org/issues/8929

>
> 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
>
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