[Mapserver-users] Mapping Symbols and MapServer

[Vinko Vrsalovic]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 08:25:22PM +0000, Jeff L. wrote:
> Thanks David for your example.
> Reading the code snippet, I assume that this would show a circle as an 
> overlay symbol.
> 
> I'm refereing to overlay symboles but also to the way a line is drawed:
> 
> * OverlaySymbole:
> How  to show for instance a port symbol over a port point or a plane symbol 
> as an overlay symbol for an airport point.
> 
> * Line style:
> How to show a trail road line as discontinous line. (some thing like: 
> -.-.-.-).

You can use image files as symbols too:

SYMBOL
	NAME 'harbour'
	TYPE PIXMAP
	IMAGE 'harbour.gif'
END

or truetype characters...

Check
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc40/mapfile-reference.html#symbology
	

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