[mapserver-users] Mapserver 3.7 and GD2 support

[woodbri at swoodbridge.com]

On 21 Sep 2002 at 14:27, Stepan Kafka wrote:

> I think, it is caused by 256 color limit in MS 3.6x version. Your
> colortable is full so MS chages the colors. Tehe solution is using new
> RGB supporting version (3.7).

So this raises a question for me. Adding GD 2 gives mapserver the 
ability to deal with more colors internally, but web browsers still 
are limited on the number of colors they can use!

So what happens?

I am assuming the mapserver can build a high color memory image of 
the map in question, but then it still has to reduce it to around 256 
colors on output. Do we get better output images because it can defer 
the color reduction until it knows all the colors it needs to deal 
with? or does it output higher color images and the browsers can 
actually handle more colors than I think? or something else?

Inquiring minds want to know!!

-Stephen woodbridge
 http://iMapTools.com