Hatching a polygon

[Gerry Creager]

The method I've used is to have 2 polygon layers for the hatched 
polygon.  The first created is the hatched or filled poly.  Then, 
another, image, layer is written.  Finally, I redisplay the polygon 
*outline* (with no fill) over the image.

Hope this helps.
Gerry

Gary Watry wrote:
> I know how to hatch a polygon,
> but what I want to do is
> 1. if I create a polygon fill using
> 
> in the symbol.sym file
> 
> # Cross Hatch
>  SYMBOL
>    NAME "hatch"
>    TYPE HATCH
>  END
> 
> and in the mapfile
> 
>     STYLE
>         SYMBOL 'hatch'
>         COLOR 255 0 0
>         OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
>       ANGLE 45
>         SIZE 10
>         WIDTH 3
>      END
> 
> How do I make the hatch so I can see the layer underneath the polygon 
> instead of the white color between the hatch lines??
> 
> 2 Is it possible to make a polygon fill semi-transparent so you can see 
> the layer underneath the polygon through the fill??
> 

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