On 7/5/10 7:08 AM, Cédric MOULLET wrote:
> Hi,
> I try to use OpenLayers.Layer.Image in order to create an opacity layer
> (in order to hide partially the orthophoto, in this case). The layer is
> defined with:
>
> var voidLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Image("voidLayer",
> 'gfx/ol/white.png',
> new OpenLayers.Bounds.fromArray(this.baseConfig.maxExtent),
> new OpenLayers.Size(1, 1), {
> displayInLayerSwitcher: false,
> visibility: false,
> transitionEffect: 'resize',
> resolutions: this.baseConfig.pixelmapResolutions
> });
>
> - white.png is a white 1x1 px image
>
> This works very well in FF and IE for scale higher than 1:100'000:
> http://mf-geoadmin0i.bgdi.admin.ch/?zoom=4&X=152100&Y=565025&bgOpacity=80&bgLayer=voidLayer
> <http://mf-geoadmin0i.bgdi.admin.ch/?zoom=4&X=152100&Y=565025&bgOpacity=80&bgLayer=voidLayer>
>
> But, for smaller scale, it doesn't work for IE (but still work for FF):
> http://mf-geoadmin0i.bgdi.admin.ch/?zoom=5&X=152100&Y=565025&bgOpacity=80&bgLayer=voidLayer
> <http://mf-geoadmin0i.bgdi.admin.ch/?zoom=5&X=152100&Y=565025&bgOpacity=80&bgLayer=voidLayer>
>
> After investigation, it seems that the image size is huge: "overflow:
> hidden; position: absolute; z-index: 1; left: -6562px; top: -9689px;
> width: 24000px; height: 16000px;" This is normal, but it seems that IE
> doesn't like that. Is this limitation already known ? Do you see any
> workaround (or other ways to create an opacity layer) ?
>
We did notice this limitation sometime shortly after adding the Image
layer. A quick workaround is to use a white.png that is bigger than 1x1.
If you want to wander from the API, you could set the following:
layer.tile.imgDiv.style.backgroundColor = "white"
Tim
> Thanks,
> Cédric
>
>
>
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