[mapserver-dev] MS RFC 61: Enhance MapServer Feature Style Support

[Stephen Woodbridge]

On 9/11/2010 12:16 PM, Tamas Szekeres wrote:
> Hi Devs,
>
> I would require an implementation to extend the current STYLEITEM option
> to be used with further drivers in addition to OGR driver. I recall we
> have already been discussed this topic with the conclusion that this
> kind of implementation would require quite a big effort, but I expect
> the initial approach (based on the OGR style) could be implemented
> fairly easily. For this reason I've created MS RFC 61 describing the
> concept to be done, though the proposed changes haven't yet been
> implemented by me. I'd anyway be in favour of adding such solution (or a
> reasonable variant) to be available in the next release version (ie. MS
> 6.0)
>
> The RFC can be found at:
>
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/trunk/docs/en/development/rfc/ms-rfc-61.txt

Tamas,

I have not used OGR styles or SLD styles before so it is hard to comment 
on that specifically. There has also been discussions of implementing 
named styles that could then be referenced, but I'm not sure that went 
very far.

Your proposal is very straight forward and seems to make sense by 
itself. I am wondering if it is time to have a discussion about how we 
want to handle styles in general with respect to meeting the various 
needs. I think better support for libraries or a collection of styles is 
needed. I think having some strategy or overall plan in this regard will 
make it easier us, but then someone needs to have a vision for how this 
might work :)

Thoughts?
   -Steve W