[mapguide-users] Can anybody help with colouring symbols?

[Andy Morsell]

In a Symbol Library, click the New button.  You can add symbols from png,
jpg, gif, bmp, wmf and emf.  WMF and EMF are vector files with individual
properties for the line and fill objects so these are the format of symbols
that you should use for your use case.  It looks like the push pins in the
Basic Symbols sample originated as one of those formats since you CAN
override the colors for them.  In the Style Point dialog for a point layer,
select the push pin from the symbol library and then notice that you can
change the Fill color, Line color and Text color for it.  You can do this as
part of a thematic style definition as well.

The files, once added to a Symbol Library, are stored in the MGOS repository
as a bytestream so there is no file that is directly viewable or editable at
the file system level.

Andy Morsell, P.E.
Spatial Integrators, Inc.
47° 46' N 116° 49' W
www.SpatialGIS.com

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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of JamesDudden
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Subject: [mapguide-users] Can anybody help with colouring symbols?


Hi,
I am using MGOS 2, MGStudio and .NET

In the Sheboygan sample there is a symbols folder with BasicSymbols and
Logos in. The BasicSymbols contains 2 PushPins. These can be coloured but
the Logos can't. There are a few things that are baffling me:

Where are these symbols stored on the computer?
What format are they in?
How can I create my own?

So to sum up I want to know how to create a symbol with the same properties
as the PushPin symbol that can be coloured depending on certain criteria.

Any help or advice would be appreciated

Regards
JD

p.s. I appreciate that this isn't directly associated with MGOS but I am
hoping somebody might be able to help:)
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