[MAPSERVER-USERS] SLD benefits

[Milo van der Linden]

Usability is also an issue with the mapfile for which no easy clients 
have been developed either. But I feel editing SLD with for instance 
Eclipse (Set syntax highlighting to xml) is more easy and user friendly 
already.

I have heard rumors from the FOSS4G that SLD editting software is being 
developed for geoserver, perhaps this will also be usable for mapserver 
(assuming both systems are strict OGC compliant to the SLD schema)

So I think the best thing is to be patient (give developing teams a 
change) be supportive or help projects develop usable tools for this.

Kind regards,

Milo van der Linden

BrainDrain wrote:
> What about usability? I suppose editing xml is not convenient/unerring way
> for everyone.
> 
> Milo van der Linden wrote:
>> BrainDrain wrote:
>>> Could someone clarify for me what benefits has SLD's which supported in
>>> MS
>>> irrespective of WMS?
>>> Does some handy tools for editing SLD's extists? (desktop apps/web UI's)
>>> -
>>> to create theirs separately (by 'publishers') and then applying to
>>> mapfile
>> - SLD's are becoming a standard.
>> - Content of the SLD's can be validated against the 
>> StyledLayerDescriptor.xsd
>> - You could more easily exchange datasets WITH STYLING between geoserver 
>> / mapserver (and others?) when using SLD
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