Developing uniform mask

[Trevor Banister]

Just tell the layer not to transform.

>From the docs:

transform [true|false]: Tells the MapServer whether or not a particular
layer needs to be transformed from some coordinate system to image
coordinates. Default is true. This allows you to create shapefiles in
image/graphics coordinates and therefore have features that will always
be displayed in the same location on every map. Ideal for placing logos
or text in maps. Remember that the graphics coordinate system has an
origin in the upper lefthand corner of the image, contrary to most map
coordinate systems. 

Trevor Banister
President
Banister Consulting and Online Services
Banister at Banister.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Nebert [mailto:ddnebert at usgs.gov]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 8:57 AM
To: Mapserver Users
Subject: Developing uniform mask




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Mapserver community:

I am interested in creating a "template" or standard graphic method
that would be pasted into every delivered map from a given service
(i.e. from a given map settings file). At first I thought I'd just 
make a GIF with a wld file, but then I realized that I'd need to 
somehow compensate for its display at all scales, when it is actually 
more a final mask to put on the delivered image than it is a layer 
for the mapserver to deal with.

This kind of functionality would be helpful in letting someone add 
a logo, graphic, some text, etc. to a map service to "personalize" it.

Can anyone think of a systematic means for accomplishing this?

Doug.


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