[mapserver-commits] r11786 - branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/mapfile/symbology

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Author: havatv
Date: 2011-06-06 05:35:08 -0700 (Mon, 06 Jun 2011)
New Revision: 11786

Modified:
   branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/mapfile/symbology/construction.txt
Log:
Fixed some smaller issues with the symbol construction document

Modified: branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/mapfile/symbology/construction.txt
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--- branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/mapfile/symbology/construction.txt	2011-06-06 12:27:27 UTC (rev 11785)
+++ branches/branch-6-0/docs/en/mapfile/symbology/construction.txt	2011-06-06 12:35:08 UTC (rev 11786)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 The `SIZE` parameter defines the height of `pixmap` symbols when
 rendered.  The pixel structure will show when the `SIZE` grows too
-large.  If you are using symbol scaling (`SYMBOLSCCALEDENOM` is set)
+large.  If you are using symbol scaling (`SYMBOLSCALEDENOM` is set)
 and want to prevent this from happening, you should set the `MAXSIZE`
 parameter.
 
@@ -709,9 +709,10 @@
 
 .. note::
 
-  For the line in the right column, if center to center distance had
-  been used for gap, the red dots would have coincided with the black
-  dots.  But currently `GAP` is not implemented that way.
+  For the styled lines in the right column, if center to center
+  distance had been used for gap, the red dots would have coincided
+  with the black dots.  But currently `GAP` is not implemented that
+  way.
 
 Below you will find the SYMBOLs and :ref:`style`\s that were used to produce
 the line symbols in "Construction of Line Symbols".  The LAYERs are
@@ -2058,10 +2059,14 @@
 Examples (Mapserver 4)
 ======================
 
-The examples in this section were made for MapServer 4.  Some of them
-may not work with later versions, but they contain a lot of useful
-symbol definitions and are therefore provided as reference.
+The examples in this section were made for MapServer 4.
 
+.. note::
+
+  Many of these symbols will not work with later versions of
+  Mapserver, but they contain a lot of useful symbol definitions and
+  are therefore provided as reference.
+
 The symbols were created with MAP files and SYMBOL files
 (`download_old_symbols`_). If you want to use these MAP files please
 note, that your MapServer must at least be able to handle 50
@@ -2092,22 +2097,6 @@
 
 
 
-Mapfile Changes - line styling
-------------------------------
-
-All line styling must be specified in layer :ref:`style`\.
-The following keywords have been removed from :ref:`symbol`\:
-
-  `STYLE` `PATTERN` `GAP` `LINECAP` `LINEJOIN` `LINEJOINMAXSIZE`
-
-The following keywords have been added to :ref:`style`\:
-
-  `PATTERN` `GAP` `LINECAP` `LINEJOIN` `LINEJOINMAXSIZE`
-
-The :ref:`symbol` `STYLE` keyword has been renamed to `PATTERN`.
-The cartoline :ref:`symbol` `TYPE` has been removed.
-
-
 Tricks
 ======
 
@@ -2269,6 +2258,20 @@
   +--------------------------------+
 
 
+Mapfile changes related to symbols
+==================================
+
+In version 6.0, parameters related to styling was moved from the
+:ref:`symbol` element to the :ref:`style` element of :ref:`class` (in
+:ref:`layer`\):
+
+  `PATTERN` (introduced in 5.0, previously called `STYLE`), `GAP`,
+  `LINECAP`, `LINEJOIN`, `LINEJOINMAXSIZE`
+
+The `SYMBOL` `TYPE` `cartoline` is no longer needed, and therefore not
+available in version 6.0.
+
+
 Current Problems / Open Issues
 ==============================
 
@@ -2288,8 +2291,8 @@
 The introduction of new parameters - GAPX and GAPY could be a solution
 to this.
 
-Summing up
-==========
+Afterword
+=========
 
 We hope that this document will help you to present your data in a
 cartographically nice manner with MapServer and explains some basics