[Mapserver-dev] creating some default symbols

[Sean Gillies]

Hi Daniel,

I'd prefer that symbol names be unique.  Assefa has implemented
something like namespaces with the sld_mark_* names and I like it.
Maybe we just need to make some shortcuts for users so they can
use

   SYMBOL MS_CIRCLE   # index 1

rather than typing "sld_mark_circle"?

Sean

On Jun 16, 2004, at 8:59 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:

> I like the idea, but I think it should be possible for a user to 
> override the definition of a given symbol in their symbolset.
>
> This means we should perhaps change the symbol searching or parsing so 
> that in case of duplicates, it's the last one that is not used and not 
> the first one.
>
> Once we do that then we can use nice names without underscores.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> Steve Lime wrote:
>> That would've been my preference. There's probably not much harm in
>> using those names. Although if a user creates a duplicate the internal
>> one would be selected first. I may stick with the leading underscores
>> while developing until the naming issue is thought out more...
>> Steve
>>>>> Sean Gillies <sgillies at frii.com> 06/15/04 8:44 PM >>>
>> On Jun 15, 2004, at 4:59 PM, Steve Lime wrote:
>>> Anyone see a problem with creating some basic symbols (circle, 
>>> square,
>>> triangle, star) when the symbolFileObj is initialized? Users could
>>> reference them by names like _circle or _star so as not to break old
>>> apps. Then we could do things like using the built-in circle in cases
>>> when a user specifies a size but no symbol.
>>>
>>> Steve
>> According to the SLD spec, well known symbol names are "square", 
>> "circle",
>> "triangle", "star", "cross", and "x".
>> Sean
>
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