[mapserver-dev] MS vs GS aesthetics

[Steve Lime]

I played with this a bit. Some of the labeling is due to lousy placement in MapServer. Speed vs. quality in
some cases. That's what's going on with the placement if ID and CA, which in turn affects the NV label.
A smaller label size at least gets a few more labels showing. 

For grins I converted MapServer to use doubles for size and width so that you can tweak the outline
thickness below 1. See attached samples. I can commit if folks want.

Label placement needs work with odd shapes.

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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