Developing uniform mask

[Ma]

Hi,

you can create SHP files from TXT files with FShape. Just put in the text
file the screen coordinates.
URL http://www.javashape.com
You can even add north arrow on the map. Just use TTFont with arrows (from
ArcView or MapInfo).

--
Ma


imap at chesapeake.net wrote:

> Doug,
>
> To create a logo with screen coordinates, you need to add a layer to
> your mapfile... something like:
>
> LAYER
>   NAME logo
>   TYPE annotation
>   STATUS DEFAULT
>   DATA "other/logo"
>   TRANSFORM OFF
>   CLASS
>     TEXT " "
>     SYMBOL 10
>     COLOR 0 0 0
>   END
> END
>
> I think that you need to put this near the bottom of the mapfile
> so that nothing collides with it.
>
> Notice the directive TRANSFORM OFF is the important part here.
> SYMBOL 10 in my "marker.sym" looks something like this:
>
> # Symbol 10 - Logo at static position X,Y
> Symbol
> Type PIXMAP
> IMAGE "..\graphics\Logo.gif"
> Transparent 15
> END
>
> Also, the "logo.shp" layer shapefile has exactly 1 point at the
> correct screen X,Y where it needs to be plotted.
> I hope that helps.
>
> Chris Stuber (mapsurfer)
> Silicon Mapping Solutions, Inc.
>
> Doug Nebert wrote:
> >
> > 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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>
> Chris Stuber (mapsurfer)
> 287 Southland Ct
> Dunkirk, MD  20754