gd rendering : using pixmaps sybols on a line feature

[Steve Lime]

Be sure to update the migration document on this one. Is there a way to recreate the current
functionality (like by setting no GAP)?

Note that AGG will behave differently with PIXMAP symbols since it has that cool linear tiling 
capability...

Steve

>>> On 6/12/2007 at 9:36 AM, in message <466EAF54.6060403 at dmsolutions.ca>,
Yewondwossen Assefa <assefa at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
> 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
>> 
>