[Mapserver-users] Anti-Aliasing of lines

[Alexander Pucher]

Hi all,

Steve, please excuse if this isn't the right place for this discussion. 
I checked the GD documentation 
(http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html) and found this:

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What's new in version 2.0.12?

[...]

Support for fast drawing of antialiased lines and polygons, by Bright 
Fulton and Frank Faubert. To learn more about this feature, read about 
the gdImageSetAntiAliased 
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdImageSetAntiAliased> 
function, which is used to set the foreground color for antialiasing, as 
well as the gdAntiAliased 
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdAntiAliased> constant, 
which is passed to line- and polygon-drawing functions in place of a color.

[...]

gdAntiAliasing(CONSTANT)
Used in place of a color when invoking a line-drawing function such as 
gdImageLine <http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdImageLine> or 
gdImageRectangle 
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdImageRectangle>. When 
gdAntiAliased is used as the color, the foreground color set with 
gdImageSetAntiAliased 
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdImageSetAntiAliased> is 
used, with antialiasing mechanisms to minimize any "jagged" appearance. 
For more information, see gdImageSetAntiAliased 
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.22.html#gdImageSetAntiAliased>.

[...]
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So, it seems that GD is able to draw anti-aliased lines. Is there a way 
to let mapserver use these functionality?

Thanks for any input.
alex.



Steve Lime wrote:

>Yup, we can do what GD does at this point. 
>
>Steve
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>>>>Alexander Pucher <pucher at atlas.gis.univie.ac.at> 3/17/2004 8:12:14
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>AM >>>
>Hi,
>
>what is the recent status of anti-aliasing of lines in MapServer. The 
>limitation is GD, is this correct?
>
>regards,
>alex.
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