[Mapserver-users] PNG image as symbol for Annotation layer

[Eric Bridger]

Try using a LAYER TYPE of point.  I think with ANNOTATION all you'll get is the text.
HTH
Eric


At 01:12 PM 09/18/2003 -0400, Paul Dugas wrote:
>I feel silly to have to ask this but I can't seem to get this working. 
>Please forgive me in advance if it turns out to be silly operator error.
>
>I'm trying to put a "you are here" bullseye image on a generated map along
>with some text.  Relevant (according to me, let me know if more is
>required) portions of the map file are:
>
>SYMBOL
>  NAME 'urhere'
>  TYPE PIXMAP
>  IMAGE "images/bullseye.png"
>END
>
>LAYER
>  NAME URHERE
>  TYPE ANNOTATION
>  STATUS DEFAULT
>  CLASS
>    SYMBOL "urhere"
>    LABEL
>      POSITION AUTO
>      COLOR 34 86 136
>      TYPE truetype
>      SIZE 10
>      FONT "Luxi"
>      ANTIALIAS true
>      WRAP "|"
>      SHADOWCOLOR 230 230 230
>    END
>  END
>  FEATURE
>    TEXT "You are here.|(mile marker x)"
>    POINTS -81.00524 34.35565 END
>  END
>END
>
>What I'm getting is the text but no image.  I've tried moving the SYMBOL
>definition out to a seperate SYMBOLSET file with no change.  I've changed
>the name of the PNG file to something bogus and it complains so I think
>it's actually finding the correct file.  I've tried using a simple
>"circle" symbol instead of an external PNG file and I dont get that
>either, just the text.
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>Paul
>
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