Re: [udig-users] Can I make a WMS overlay transparent? uDig 1.3.2 (Linux

[Rahkonen Jukka <Jukka.Rahkonen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Check first that uDig is configured to use png format in WMS requests. Jpeg cannot be made transparent.

-Jukka Rahkonen-

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indigenis wrote:

> I can't seem to make a WMS layer transparent.

 

> I am using the Geobase.ca WMS from http://ows.geobase.ca/wms/geobase_en

> I pull in some generic base layers like the NHN (hydro) and NRN (transportation) and the Landsat7 for an overlay.

 

> I highlight the Landsat 7 layer in the layer tab and press the Style Editor button where I can see in the "simple" pane an option for Opacity.

 

> It is at 100% by default so I change it to 50% and press Apply/OK but the map does not change, it remains at 100%.

 

Is it possible to change the transparent properties of a WMS on-the-fly in uDig or does the WMS need to support the feature somehow?

 

 

 

SaultDon.