gd rendering : using pixmaps sybols on a line feature

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

Steve Lime wrote:
> Right now a pixmap is used for a brush, but honestly there is little use for that
> capability. More typically brushes are built on-the-fly from ELLIPSE or VECTOR
> symbols. So, I think it would be a positive step to allow what you are suggesting.
>

  Thanks. I have added a bug related to this 
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2121 and committed the changes.



> Steve
> 
>>>> Yewondwossen Assefa <assefa at DMSOLUTIONS.CA> 06/11/07 5:55 PM >>>
> Hi There,
> 
>   Is there a compelling reason why we would not use pixmap symbols to 
> render symbols along a line (as it is now done for true type symbols)? 
> Is using a pixmap symbol as a gd brush commonly used ?
> Using a pixmap symbol along a line would allow the support of this 
> feature through an SLD document.
> 
> Thanks
> 


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