[mapserver-dev] MapServer legend functionality

[Lime, Steve D (DNR)]

I think it would be a reasonable addition. Are you thinking about simply adding a visibility flag to a layer and flipping it
if features are rendered? Often legend rendering is done separately from drawing, as two separate requests. Presumably you'd
need a something like a fake draw map option in the legend code to make a drawing-like pass through the data. Could get expensive.

Steve

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From: mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Yewondwossen Assefa
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:24 PM
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Subject: [mapserver-dev] MapServer legend functionality

Hi all,

  I was looking into possible solutions re. MapServer legend and the 
possibility to only draw a legend (icon and text) based on the current 
visible features.
The idea is to have this functionality exposed through interfaces such 
as OGC GetLegendGraphic that can provide the drawing "context" (such as 
layers, bbox ...). The idea is to allow users to have a reasonable 
legend based on what they are drawing.
Do others run into this and see it as a useful addition?

best regards,

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