Transparent hatch patterns inMapServer

[Gambin Dejan]

Thanks Stephane I have tried this and it works. I thought I have to deal with symbol parameters but this is even better.

Thanks very much

Dejan

-----Original Message-----
From: Stéphane RIFF [mailto:stephane.riff at cerene.fr] 
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:03 PM
To: Gambin Dejan
Cc: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Transparent hatch patterns inMapServer


Try removing you COLOR attribute and i think there
is a TRANSPARENCE attibute in the layer object
the value is between 0 to 100 where 0 is opaque and 100 fully transparent


Gambin Dejan wrote:

>Well I have to admit I didn't find the answer in this document. I can 
>get hatch patterns shown well. For example I have used the symbol
>
>SYMBOL
>  NAME 'fill45'
>  TYPE VECTOR
>  POINTS
>    0 5
>    5 0
>  END
>END
>
>and the class element:
>
>CLASS
>...
>  COLOR 0 255 0
>  OUTLINECOLOR 0 255 0
>  SYMBOL 'fill45'
>  ...
>END
>
>and I get green lines hatch pattern, but the space between the line is 
>filled with white colour, it is not transparent ie I can't see my tiff 
>that is below. Am I missing something? It is written at the end of the 
>document something about the current problems/issues that open symbols 
>are rendered incorrectly? Is it related?
>
>Thanks very much
>
>Dejan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bart van den Eijnden [mailto:BEN at Syncera-ITSolutions.NL]
>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:00 AM
>To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU; Gambin Dejan
>Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Transparent hatch patterns
>inMapServer
>
>
>Have a look at:
>
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/cartographic-symbols.html
>
>that should answer your question.
>
>Best regards,
>Bart
>
>Bart van den Eijnden
>Syncera-ITSolutions
>Postbus 270
>2600 AG  DELFT
>
>tel.nr.: 015-7512436
>email: BEN at Syncera-ITSolutions.nl
>
>  
>
>>>>Gambin Dejan <Dejan.Gambin at PULA.HR> 05/02/05 10:57am >>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>Hi,
>
>I would like to have a hatch for my polygon (for example a cross hatch) 
>that could be transparent, so that I can see an ortophoto tiff image on 
>the layer below. Is it possible? There is TRANSPARENT parameter in 
>Symbol reference but I don't know if this can solve my problem.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Dejan
>
>
>  
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