[mapserver-users] Re:acetate logo & inline features / text string

[Lowell.Filak]

I think Haddad is currently looking into using a raster layer of a logo
along with the transform option.
Lowell F.

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Merrick Lex Berman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would also like to know about use of logos on the output image, mentioned
> in Haddad's recent request (below).
>
> Also, regarding the use of the inline features, I find that it outputs on
> the first saved map image, but not on subsequest queries...  Anyone know
> how to make the TRUETYPE string persist?
>
> thanks,
> Lex
>
>
> >>In browsing the archive we see how to add an acetate layer that contains
> >>a TRUETYPE string (below) ... but what if we want to add a logo from a
> >>GIF file as an acetate?
> >>
> >>
> >>We tried adding it to the SYMBOLSET file, and then drawing it as an
> >>annotation layer.. but it didn't seem to work, and we're wondering if
> >>that is the right approach.
> >>
> >>
> >>TH
> >>   LAYER
> >>     NAME credits
> >>     STATUS DEFAULT
> >>     TRANSFORM FALSE
> >>     TYPE ANNOTATION
> >>     FEATURE
> >>       POINTS 4 396 END
> >>       TEXT '© 2000 Minnesota DNR'
> >>     END
> >>     CLASS
> >>       LABEL
> >>         TYPE TRUETYPE
> >>         FONT myriad_web_bold
> >>         SIZE 8
> >>         ANTIALIAS
> >>         COLOR 255 255 255
> >>         POSITION UR
> >>       END
> >>     END
> >>   END
>
> Lex Berman
> China Historical Geographic Information System
> Harvard Yenching Institute
> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis
>