[Mapserver-users] Mapping Symbols and MapServer

[Jeff L.]

Thanks Vinko, Image symbol will do what i need.

Jeff

>From: Vinko Vrsalovic <vinko at cprsig.cl>
>Reply-To: vinko at cprsig.cl
>To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>
>CC: David.Fawcett at state.mn.us, mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Mapping Symbols and MapServer
>Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:23:18 -0400
>
>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
>
>
>--
>Vinko Vrsalovic <el[|- at -|]vinko.cl>
>http://www.cprsig.cl

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