[Mapserver-users] map drop shadow effect

[Steve Lime]

For entire maps there are lots of ways to do it using images or even
DHTML layers.

For elements within a map:

  - labels: already support shadows using SHADOWSIZE, SHADOWCOLOR
  - features: 3.7 adds styles which allows you to add shadows to any
feature (all feature types except polygons currently working)

For example,

LAYER
  NAME 'LINE_SHADOW'
  ...
  STYLE
    COLOR 128 128 128
    OFFSET -1 -1
  END
  STYLE
    COLOR 255 0 0
  END
END

will give you red lines with a grey drop shadow. Remember styles are
rendered in order so you must specify the shadow first.

HTH- Steve

>>> Dan Barron <dbarron at ddive.com> 02/25/03 04:28PM >>>
Hi,

Has anyone developed a simple method for creating a drop shadow effect
for 
maps and symbols via mapserver?  There are a couple older posts on this

topic, but thought it might be worth another query on the subject.

Thanks,

Dan

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