[mapguide-internals] Review RFC 108 - support Watermark

[Zac Spitzer]

If this is going to rev the mapDefinition, we need to futher discuss
other changes like (selection color, image format and meta tile factor)

as per this discussion

http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Moving-more-config-options-into-MapDefintion-Resource-Headers-RFC-td4807344.html



On 31 July 2010 14:00, Jason Birch <jason at jasonbirch.com> wrote:
> I agree with the pain thing, but typically you'd only have to do it once for
> a single installation (assuming it's the company logo or whatever).
>
> I'm surprised that images wouldn't print well.  Oh, I guess if you're
> printing at higher than screen DPI?  I wonder how much of this could be
> mitigated with a higher-dpi image.
>
> Jason
>
> On 30 July 2010 20:37, Tom Fukushima wrote:
>
>> I'll wait for updates to the RFC before replying to some items below.
>>
>> With respect to the "Watermark requirements are generally pretty simple"
>> statement; that's true for simple copyrights statements; but for anyone who
>> wants a more professional looking map with, for example, some branding, then
>> a full-fledged vector-based symbol is required and defining it in XML is a
>> pain.
>>
>> Images do not make good watermarks because they do not print well.
>>
>>
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