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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>&#8220;I'm drawing features with images defined by the externalGraphic property.. Then.. I can't use the fillColor.. ?&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You cannot use fillColor with an externalGraphic as it says in the documentation . But your original question states you will be using TWO features &#8220;I'm drawing two elements in the same position&#8221;.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So use fillColor for your background feature and externalGraphic for your foreground feature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>&#8220;Or is there any other way to draw the feature withous using externalGraphic?&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes, you can simply omit the externalGraphic and the feature will draw without the a graphic, just with the style.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carlos K.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> jkm [mailto:rifins@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2012 12:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Carlos Krefft<br><b>Cc:</b> users@openlayers.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Drawing a point feature with image and background color..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Uhm..<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>But.. as seen in this link..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://docs.openlayers.org/library/feature_styling.html">http://docs.openlayers.org/library/feature_styling.html</a>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&quot;fillColor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=first style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;margin-top:0px!important'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Default is&nbsp;</span><span class=pre><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:#ECF0F3'>#ee9900</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. This is the color used for filling in Polygons. It is also used in the center of marks for points: the interior color of circles or other shapes. It is not used if an externalGraphic is applied to a point.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>I'm drawing features with images defined by the externalGraphic property.. Then.. I can't use the fillColor.. ?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>Or is there any other way to draw the feature withous using externalGraphic?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>Thanks...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'>2012/2/17 Carlos Krefft &lt;<a href="mailto:ckrefft@rsmas.miami.edu">ckrefft@rsmas.miami.edu</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-m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-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>Hi,&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>I would like to know if it is possible to draw a point feature with a background color..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>I define a style like that:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>ImgStyle = {<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; externalGraphic: imgURL,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; label: text,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelXOffset: &quot;0&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelYOffset: &quot;-10&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fontColor: txt_colfont,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fontSize: &quot;10px&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fontFamily: &quot;Arial&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fontWeight: &quot;bold&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pointRadius: 10,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelAlign: &quot;cm&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelPadding: &quot;3px&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelBackgroundColor: txt_colback,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelBorderColor: &quot;#cfcfcf&quot;,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; labelBorderSize: &quot;1px&quot;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp; };<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>And what I would like to do, is draw a background to the image..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>By now, I'm drawing two elements in the same position, one is the point with the externalGraphic, and the other one is the same but without the externalGraphic and with a background color.. With this I can see the effect of a background under the image..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>But, I would like to draw as a unique element... Because I'm loading a large amount of markers to the map.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>And also, I would like to apply a cluster strategy to the layer.. And drawing the background and the image as separate features modifies the clustering..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:22.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div></body></html>