Fwd: [ka-Map-users] Layers in gmap

[Paul Spencer]

sorry, this got blocked due to email server issues on our end :(

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> From: Paul Spencer <paul at pagameba.com>
> Date: November 30, 2005 12:10:54 PM EST (CA)
> To: SV Vahid <sv_vahid at hotmail.com>
> Cc: ka-map-users at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: Re: [ka-Map-users] Layers in gmap
>
> Vahid,
>
> it seems the layers are not being rendered with transparency.  I  
> have seen problems with this depending on the type of output format  
> selected.  What are you using?
>
> Paul
>
> On 30-Nov-05, at 10:59 AM, SV Vahid wrote:
>
>> Dear ka-mappers,
>>
>> I encounter a strange behaviour when turning layers on/off in ka- 
>> map with gmap (works correctly for 'global weather' shown in  
>> http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/08/10/ka-map.html).
>>
>> I am using the CVS version, and before adding groups to the  
>> layers, the whole map is shown. After I add group names to the  
>> layers, the map starts empty. The problem is that when I activate  
>> the layers by clicking on their checkboxes, they overwrite  
>> eachother. So if I activate 'Water' I see it and if I activate  
>> 'Borders' after that I only see Borders, so it draws over the  
>> 'Water' layer. Only layers with a higher hierarchy overwrite the  
>> lower ones, so had I activated 'Water' after 'Borders', I would  
>> get the same result. So if I activate all the layers, I would only  
>> see the one in the bottom of the list.
>>
>> Does anyone know why this is ?
>>
>> Thanks, Vahid
>>
>>
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>

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