[mapserver-dev] MS vs GS aesthetics

[Steve Lime]

I'd like to see the mapfile they are using. Is it AGG or GD rendered? What version of MapServer? The
fonts size in the mapserver image are a good deal larger which I imagine is contributing to missing 
labels. The label placement code samples polygon scanlines and picks the longest scanline to label, perhaps
if we tweaked the sample interval we'd get better placement in a few cases.

Can we get this test case?

Steve

>>> On 9/11/2008 at 11:31 AM, in message
<30fe546d0809110931y4360e30fr32d089e2725fe195 at mail.gmail.com>, "Paul Ramsey"
<pramsey at cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
> 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
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