Polygon outline width

Rahkonen Jukka Jukka.Rahkonen at MMMTIKE.FI
Tue Jul 31 03:06:15 EDT 2007


Hi,
 
The question might be actually in how the polygons and outlines actually are rendered.  Gilles seems to suppose that polygon in first rendered with COLOR and after that outline is rendered outside the polygon with OUTLINECOLOR, resulting to a shape that widened from the original by the line width.  But perhaps Mapserver is rendering the outline just inside (effectively, above) the coloured polygon that is on the bottom, or maybe half and half? I suppose that would lead to similar results in cases 2) and 3). Who knows?
 
-Jukka Rahkonen-

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Lähettäjä: UMN MapServer Users List puolesta: Gilles Bassière
Lähetetty: ma 30.7.2007 19:08
Vastaanottaja: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Aihe: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Polygon outline width



Hi Bart

I don't get you. I tried with the OUTLINECOLOR property set to a valid
color, to -1 0 0 and without any OUTLINECOLOR property, is that what you
mean ?

Let me describe my results :

1) COLOR set to 153 179 204, OUTLINECOLOR is set to 0 0 0
=> My shape appear in blue with a 1 pixel black border.

2) COLOR set to 153 179 204, OUTLINECOLOR is not set (default value)
=> My shape appear in blue, there is no black border but polygon is as
thick as the previous one. I assume that Mapserver draw a 1 pixel border
using the filling color.

3) COLOR set to 153 179 204, OUTLINECOLOR is set to -1 0 0 (or to -1 -1 -1)
=> The result is the same as case no 2.

Attached are some map excerpts illustrating these 3 cases.

If I understand, the value -1 0 0 is a way to say to Mapserver: "Draw
this transparent", right ? So, every pixel that appear black in the
first case shouldn't appear in blue in the 3rd case, isn't it ? As you
can see on the third map (case3.png), it's not. :(

Flavio, thanks for checking my mapfile. I tried with and without
antialias and it looks better with it. I don't know how to check whether
my polygons are valid (closed polygon), could you give me a way to check
that ?

Regards



Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote:
> Try and leave out the OUTLINECOLOR altogether.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> --
> Bart van den Eijnden
> OSGIS, Open Source GIS
> http://www.osgis.nl <http://www.osgis.nl/> 
>
>
> --------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------
> Van: Gilles Bassi�re <gilles.bassiere at MAKINA-CORPUS.COM>
> Naar: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Onderwerp: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Polygon outline width
> Datum: 30/07/07 10:58
>
>  
>> Here is my mapfile. The complete Mapfile has 8 other layers but I
>> removed them in order to make it easy to read, anyway all layers have
>> the same properties (only the color change).
>> I also tried to set the OUTLINECOLOR property at the CLASS level and to
>> use the value -1 0 0 but the outline is still not transparent.
>>
>> # WGS 84 (epsg:4326)
>> MAP
>>    NAME                &quot;Test&quot;
>>    IMAGETYPE           &quot;png&quot;
>>    EXTENT              3.3 50.75 7.25 53.6
>>    IMAGECOLOR          255 255 255
>>    FONTSET             &quot;/home/gba/public_html/fonts.txt&quot;
>>    SYMBOLSET           &quot;/home/gba/public_html/symbols.sym&quot;
>>    UNITS               dd
>>
>>    PROJECTION
>>       &quot;init=epsg:4326&quot;
>>    END
>>
>>    WEB
>>       IMAGEPATH        &quot;/home/gba/public_html/img/&quot;
>>       IMAGEURL         &quot;/img/&quot;
>>       METADATA
>>          &quot;wms_title&quot;            &quot;Road map&quot;
>>          &quot;wms_onlineresource&quot; 
>>    
> &quot;http://localhost/~gba/cgi-bin/test.cgi?" <http://localhost/~gba/cgi-bin/test.cgi?> 
>  
>>          &quot;wms_srs&quot;              &quot;epsg:4326&quot;
>>       END
>>    END
>>
>>    # Legend
>>    LEGEND
>>       KEYSIZE          10 5
>>       LABEL
>>          TYPE          bitmap
>>          SIZE          medium
>>          COLOR         0 0 0
>>          PARTIALS      false
>>       END
>>       STATUS           on
>>    END
>>
>>    # Scale bar
>>    SCALEBAR
>>       IMAGECOLOR       255 255 255
>>       LABEL
>>          COLOR         0 0 0
>>          SIZE          tiny
>>       END
>>       STYLE            1
>>       SIZE             50 2
>>       COLOR            0 0 0
>>       UNITS            meters
>>       INTERVALS        2
>>       STATUS           on
>>    END
>>
>>    OUTPUTFORMAT
>>       NAME             &quot;png&quot;
>>       DRIVER           &quot;GD/PNG&quot;
>>       MIMETYPE         &quot;image/png&quot;
>>       IMAGEMODE        &quot;rgba&quot;
>>       EXTENSION        &quot;png&quot;
>>       FORMATOPTION     &quot;transparent=on&quot;
>>       FORMATOPTION     &quot;interlace=on&quot;
>>    END
>>
>>   
>> ##########################################################################
>>    # Start of LAYER Definitions
>> ---------------------------------------------
>>   
>> ##########################################################################
>>
>>    # LAYER 9 : water -------------------------------------
>>    LAYER
>>       NAME             &quot;water&quot;
>>       GROUP            &quot;background&quot;
>>       CONNECTIONTYPE   postgis
>>       CONNECTION       &quot;host=localhost dbname=test user=test
>> password=xxxxx port=5432&quot;
>>       DATA             &quot;wkb_geometry FROM water&quot;
>>       STATUS           on
>>       TYPE             polygon
>>       TRANSPARENCY     alpha
>>
>>       PROJECTION
>>          &quot;init=epsg:4326&quot;
>>       END
>>     
>>       CLASS
>>          STYLE
>>             COLOR         153 179 204
>>             OUTLINECOLOR  -1 -1 -1
>>             ANTIALIAS     true
>>          END
>>       END
>>
>>       METADATA
>>          &quot;wms_title&quot;   &quot;Water bodies&quot;
>>          &quot;wms_srs&quot;     &quot;EPSG:4326&quot;
>>          &quot;wms_extent&quot;  &quot;3.3 50.75 7.25 53.6&quot;
>>       END
>>    END
>> END
>>
>> # test URL (GetMap) :
>>
>>    
> http://localhost/~gba/cgi-bin/test.cgi?service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=getmap&layers=background&styles=&srs=epsg:4326&width=800&height=600&format=image/png&bbox=3.358400,50.750400,7.227600,53.555000
>  
>> &gt; Hi Gilles
>> &gt;
>> &gt; How does sour map-file look? OUTLINECOLOR -1 0 0 definitely should
>>    
> work.
>  
>> &gt;
>> &gt; Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards
>> &gt; Flavio Hendry
>> &gt;
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>> &gt;
>> &gt;
>> &gt; -----Original Message-----
>> &gt; From: Gilles Bassi�re &lt;gilles.bassiere at makina-corpus.com&gt;
>> &gt; To: Flavio Hendry &lt;flavio at tydac.ch&gt;
>> &gt; Cc: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>> &gt; Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:58:00 +0200
>> &gt; Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Polygon outline width
>> &gt;
>> &gt;  
>> &gt;&gt; Hi Flavio
>> &gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt; Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, it has no effect on my map.
>>    
> I
>  
>> &gt;&gt; tried
>> &gt;&gt; to set this value for OUTLINE in the CLASS element, then in the
>>    
> STYLE
>  
>> &gt;&gt; element but rivers still appear very thick on my map when the
>>    
> scale
>  
>> &gt;&gt; in
>> &gt;&gt; large... Actually, the same map is produced with OUTLINE -1 0 0
>>    
> or
>  
>> &gt;&gt; without. =(
>> &gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt; As explained in the FAQ, I tried to set up a circle symbol but it
>> &gt;&gt; seems
>> &gt;&gt; to work only for true lines, not for polygon outlines.
>> &gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt; Any other idea ?
>> &gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt; Gilles
>> &gt;&gt;    
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Hi Gilles
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; just set the OUTLINECOLOR to -1 0 0.
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Flavio Hendry
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>>    
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; TYDAC Web-Site:  http://www.tydac.ch <http://www.tydac.ch/> 
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; TYDAC MapServer: http://www.mapserver.ch <http://www.mapserver.ch/> 
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>>    
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ############      Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ############             mailto:flavio at tydac.ch
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ############         TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch <http://www.tydac.ch/> 
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ####    ####        Geographic Information Solutions
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ####    ####         Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; ############   Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368
>>    
> 1860
>  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>>    
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; -----Original Message-----
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; From: Gilles Bassi�re
>>    
> &lt;gilles.bassiere at MAKINA-CORPUS.COM&gt;
>  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:09:22 +0200
>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Polygon outline width
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;  
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;      
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Hi there,
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
>> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I wonder whether it's possible to have no outline for a
>>    
> polygon.
>  


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