[Mapserver-users] map drop shadow effect

[Vinko Vrsalovic]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 05:05:55PM -0800, Dan Barron wrote:
> I'm using 3.6 still.
> 
> When you say the entire map, are you talking the whole image not just the 
> included polygon boundaries?  I've attached a sample of what I would like 
> to be able to do via mapserver.  The sample file just shows Florida with a 
> drop shadow effect.  I did this in photoshop after mapserver spit out the 
> original map of Florida w/ a transparent background.  I'll ask my original 
> question a different, is it possible to create what is shown in the sample 
> image with mapserver?  Sounds like maybe you are working towards this in 
> 3.7?
 
>From what I understood of Steve's mail, when polygons are added to
shadows in 3.7 that would be easy to achieve. In 3.6 you could generate
a displaced polygon in ArcView or the like and paint it in gray... :-)

You could automate the process with mapscript if there are many
polygons.

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