[mapserver-users] PHP MapScript inserting extra parameters into.map file
Steve Lime
Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us
Wed Apr 8 14:40:24 PDT 2009
2004? Nope, but I would imagine it had to with rendering arcs in GD. Before Thomas added charting
support you could (and can still) create a poor-mans pie chart using stacked styles and angles with
ellipse symbols. In that world a full circle would be represented by a 360 degree arc. Best guess...
Steve
>>> On 4/8/2009 at 3:32 PM, in message <49DD09D9.1050009 at mapgears.com>, Daniel
Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
> Ian wrote:
>> I'm using PHP MapScript to change layers' DATA parameters as the user
>> selects options in an OpenLayers 2.7/MapServer 5.2 WMS setting. This
>> is working fine however I just noticed that extra undefined/unwanted
>> information is being appended to the map file when my script runs.
>> Specifically:
>>
>> STYLE
>> ANGLE 360
>> OPACITY 100
>> SYMBOL 0
>> END
>>
>
> I think most of these could be avoided in a future release. Could you
> please file a enhancement ticket about this?
>
> The case of ANGLE 360 is the one that surprised me the most. I checked
> and it seems that the default was changed from 0 to 360 by Steve in
> r4253: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/changeset/4253
>
> Steve: do you remember why that change was made?
>
> Daniel
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