[mapserver-users] Strange symbols with WMS in ArcGIS

[Bistrais, Bob]

Hi again Steve,

Well, I think I have the problem solved, but in a funny sort of way.  

Previously, I had been using ANSI equivalents for the symbols that I
picked.  As previously noted, that worked everywhere except ArcGIS over
this particular server.

So, I experimented and tried the actual keyboard values.  For instance,
a plus sign for the Interstate shield.  And it works!  Both in ArcGIS
and in Quantum GIS.

Must be something weird with the keyboard mapping, but it works now, so
I guess I'll go with it.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lime [mailto:Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us] 
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:03 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org; Bistrais, Bob
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Strange symbols with WMS in ArcGIS

I would assume then that all maps coming off your test machine would
have the goofy symbols then. I'd debug using plain mapserv cgi
(mode=map) or with shp2img. Check to make sure the fonts you're
referencing in each environment are identical. Perhaps you're not
referencing the symbol you thought you were?

Steve

>>> "Bistrais, Bob" <Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov> 01/14/09 5:24 PM >>>
Thanks Steve.  I should also note that on Localhost, I can consume the
WMS service in ArcGIS and the shields look OK!  It's on the test server
that the strange symbols show up.  I verified that the .ttf file is
located in the C:\Windows\fonts directory.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lime [mailto:Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:14 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org; Bistrais, Bob
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Strange symbols with WMS in ArcGIS

Very weird and I'm not sure it's even possible. That would mean ArcGIS
is somehow affecting the *rendering* performed by MapServer. I'd start
with capturing the exact WMS requests being created by ArcGIS...

Steve

>>> On 1/14/2009 at 4:05 PM, in message
<4EFF8BB964547748A07CA32961810C0412C48270 at SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.
me.us>,
"Bistrais, Bob" <Bob.Bistrais at maine.gov> wrote:
> This is probably more of an ArcGIS question than MapServer, but 
> perhaps somebody here has an idea.  I am building a WMS-enabled 
> service with MapServer and have been testing it out.  I am using a 
> True Type Font for the highway route shields, the .ttf file is located

> in the Windows/Fonts directory on the server.
> 
> As expected, the service looks fine when consumed by MapServer and 
> Ka-Map.  It also looks fine when using the open source QuantumGIS 
> (QGIS).  But when the WMS service is consumed by ArcGIS, the 
> Interstate Highway shields look like ampersands (the "&" symbol).  I 
> have not been able to determine why the symbols look correct by some 
> consumers, but not ArcGIS.  Does anyone have any suggestions?