[mapserver-commits] r12062 - trunk/docs/en/mapfile

[svn at osgeo.org]

Author: jmckenna
Date: 2011-08-16 09:15:08 -0700 (Tue, 16 Aug 2011)
New Revision: 12062

Modified:
   trunk/docs/en/mapfile/layer.txt
Log:
update NAME description (thanks Bart!)

Modified: trunk/docs/en/mapfile/layer.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/en/mapfile/layer.txt	2011-08-16 16:11:40 UTC (rev 12061)
+++ trunk/docs/en/mapfile/layer.txt	2011-08-16 16:15:08 UTC (rev 12062)
@@ -368,11 +368,12 @@
     .. deprecated:: 5.0
 
 NAME [string]
-    Short name for this layer. Limit is 20 characters. This name is the link 
-    between the mapfile and web interfaces that refer to this name. They must 
-    be identical. The name should be unique, unless one layer replaces another 
-    at different scales. Use the GROUP option to associate layers with each 
-    other.
+    Short name for this layer. This name is the link between the mapfile and web 
+    interfaces that refer to this name. They must be identical. The name should 
+    be unique, unless one layer replaces another at different scales. Use the 
+    GROUP option to associate layers with each other.  It is recommended that
+    the name not contain spaces, invalid characters, or begin with a number (which
+    could cause problems through interfaces such as OGC services).
 
 OFFSITE [r] [g] [b]
     Sets the color index to treat as transparent for raster layers.