[mapserver-users] Complex Symbols?

[Steve Lime]

Changes in the way symbols are agregated for a layer in 3.7 should allow
for
railroad symbols and much more complex ones. These changes bring back
some of the old 3.2 architecture that did allow for these. I'll provide
more
detail as we get closer to a release. 

In the meantime, truetype symbols are the best bet. For example you
can
use a single pixel line as the base symbol and then use  a truetype
"pipe"  
symbol for the overlay symbol.

Steve

>>> "Martin, Daniel" <DMartin at erac.com> 11/01/02 11:41AM >>>
I scoured the mailing lists for information on making the exact same
symbol
recently.  It shows up in the archives several times.  I hate to say
anything can't be done, but I've not found any way to do this in
MapServer.
MapServer gives a continuous smear for symbols for "line" type layers.

I got close using a centered truetype "t" label without any symbol.
Unfortunately it doesn't turn out quite right.  Labeling occurs on a
per
segment basis, which gives no uniformity.  It was a hack anyway.

-Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Baker [mailto:krbaker at metacarta.com] 
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:22 AM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu 
> Subject: [mapserver-users] Complex Symbols?
> 
> 
> I'm looking for more in depth symbol info.  I'd like to make 
> the classic
> railroad symbol but I can't quite figure out if its even possible...

> here is what I mean...
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