Hi Mark
That's actually a very good point and something that I have just ignored when I have come across it.
I think this problem does only occur for WMS and probably WMTS layers that support GetFeatureInfo where a request can be sent to the server to get attribute information at a given point.
I tried to look at the WMS options but I can't see a way to disable this. We basically use what the WMS Service provides. In the image below, you can see two different WMS services. One supports GetFeatureInfo shown via the "i" next to all the layers. The other one doesn't as it doesn't have an "i".
I can see two ways we could implement this:
1. It's a setting for the WMS/WMTS table that controls if GetFeatureInfo is turned on or off
2. It's a layer setting, similar to what you show for the Grid format in your post.
Do you have any preferences between the two?
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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Distinguished Engineer
Precisely | Trust in Data
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-01-2020 20:36
From: Mark Duffett
Subject: MapInfo Monday: Making labels not selectable
This is a great tip. However, is there an equivalent function for images? When using the Info tool with images as a backdrop, having their RGB colour values pop up in addition to the attributes of the layer I'm actually interested in is quite annoying. With raster surfaces it's OK, as the screencap below show, they have selectability that can be turned on/off. But no such option is apparent with the other images, which are generally WMS layers. Am I missing something?
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Mark Duffett
Mineral Resources Tasmania
Department of State Growth
Rosny Park TAS
Original Message:
Sent: 08-31-2020 03:25
From: Peter Horsbøll Møller
Subject: MapInfo Monday: Making labels not selectable
This week's tip and trick is around labels. Sometimes labels do get in the way when you want to select the spatial object under the label. So instead of selecting the object, you select the label. And sometimes you even move the label just a tiny distance.
You can avoid this by making the labels not selectable on your map. You do this via the often-overlooked "Selectable Labels" icon in the Layer List next to each Map element. Here you can turn the Selectable Labels on and off.
Are you already using this option in MapInfo Pro?
#MapInfoMonday is your weekly little tip to help you get more from your MapInfo Pro.
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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Distinguished Engineer
Precisely | Trust in Data
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