[mapserver-dev] SWF Output : Labels + Ming 0.4

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

Thanks Laurent. I have created a bug and attached the your file to it. 
If possible, can you add yourself in cc to this bug?
  http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2858

Assefa

laurent.baey at free.fr wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been working on mapswf.c to enhance label readability. I decided to 
> use filters on movieClips in order to add
> - a Glowing Effect when an outline is set on the label
> - a DropShadow Effect when a shadow is set on the label
> these are not too shiny, but really enhance the map I think.
> It reduces the memory size of the map as well, as the label is not 
> duplicated, but enhanced at Flash run time.
> 
> I had to switch to Ming 0.4.1 to do so. It adds a lot of new features 
> and is quite stable for now.
> 
> Some functions where deprecated, I choose to use the new ones, so I 
> think there's a little work to do in order to detect which Ming version 
> is present at configure time, and then choose the old, or the new set of 
> functions.
> 
> Everything works quite well, so I give here my mapswf.c, maybe Assefa 
> can take a look, add the necessary ifdefs, and if someone likes the 
> effects, commit :).
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Laurent Baey
> 
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