Version 3.3 wish list...

[kenboss at dilbert.dnr.state.mn.us]

Steve--

How about mapfile-based definition of classes for thematic rasters, following 
the model of the shapefile stuff.  It'd be really cool to be able to do 
hierarchical class collapsing this way, rather than having to maintain separate 
rasters for that purpose.  With the advent of MapScript, we'd then have the 
capability to let users define through html forms how they want to see the 
classes displayed.  As a side benefit, we'd also get dynamic legend creation for 
raster images out of the deal.  Of course we'd also want to retain the current 
mechanisms as a default mode, so that if no classes are defined in the mapfile 
for a raster, then it is displayed in accordance with the associated color 
table.  I realize that this may be a rather large pain to develop, given the 
varying requirements for the different raster formats supported, but as long as 
we're talking wish lists, I thought I'd throw that in...

--Ken