[mapserver-dev] MS vs GS aesthetics

[Paul Ramsey]

The map file is here for the moment:

http://pastebin.com/m20509b2f

It's pretty straightforward. The data is the us states file that ships
with every geoserver.

P.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Steve Lime <Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us> wrote:
> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> mapserver-dev mailing list
>> mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
>
>