[mapserver-users] Truetype line symbols

[Stepan Kafka]

In 3.6 version (after march 2002) you need set gap parameter negative to
follow "as digitized" street direction. You also need to have the ms
compiled with GD < 2.0 to avoid truetype characters orientation problem!  In
3.7 the syntax will be probably different.

 SYMBOL
   NAME "arrow+"
   TYPE truetype
   FONT Lucida
   gap -20c #HERE !!!
   character ">"
 END

Stepan Kafka


> -----Pùvodní zpráva-----
> Od: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu]za uživatele Xisco
> Guaita
> Odesláno: 21. kvìtna 2002 13:52
> Komu: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Pøedmìt: [mapserver-users] Truetype line symbols
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I need to represent the directions of the streets with a symbol like an
> arrow. I have read in the list that the form to do it is with ttf symbols,
> but these ttf symbols don't draw in the resultant map
>
> I'm using php mapscript to access a PostgreSQL/Postgis DB
>
> Part of the map file is:
>
> SYMBOL
>   NAME "arrow+"
>   TYPE truetype
>   FONT Lucida
>   gap 20
>   character ">"
> END
>
> SYMBOL
>   NAME "arrow-"
>   TYPE truetype
>   FONT Lucida
>   gap 20
>   character "<"
> END
>
> LAYER
>   NAME sentidos
>   TYPE line
>   CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
>   CONNECTION "user=demo password=demoSVG dbname=demo host=192.168.1.11"
>   DATA "the_geom from tramos"
>   STATUS On
>   FILTER "sentido <> 0"
>   CLASSITEM "sentido"
>   CLASS
>     EXPRESSION "1"
>     COLOR 200 200 200
>     SYMBOL "arrow+"
>     SIZE 12
>   END
>   CLASS
>     EXPRESSION "-1"
>     COLOR 200 200 200
>     SYMBOL "arrow-"
>     SIZE 12
>   END
> END
>
> I can label the street layer with ttf fonts with no problems; but
> instead of
> being visualized the ttf symbols, the symbol by defect is visualized.
>
> MapServer version 3.5 OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP SUPPORTS=TTF
> INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=SHAPEFILE
> PHP v4.0.6  './configure' '--enable-inline-optimization' '--with-pgsql'
> '--without-ttf' '-without-mysql' '--with-apxs' '--with-system-regex'
>
> Do you know what is my error?
>
> Thanks,
> Xisco Guaita
>
>