[mapserver-dev] MS vs GS aesthetics

[Paul Ramsey]

I've been asked to comment on some differences between mapserver and
geoserver on the aesthetics of output. Here's a reference render:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29110296@N07/2848822736/sizes/o/

Mapserver on top. Two big items:

- the polygon borders appear to be quite over-thick, even though both
are set to 1px width
- note that the labeling is not as well placed

I'm not sure I believe the gs folks when they say their width is 1px,
it almost looks like less... I'd be interested to know if a 0.5 width
line on the trunk ms results in a similar quality of border. The
labeling is another story. Check out the missing Nevada label.

Paul