[MapServer-users] breaking changes in branch-7-6 after commit of experimental changes from branch-8-0

[Oliver Christen]

before that commit, the following code was working:

    STYLE
      COLOR 255 255 255
      SYMBOL "rectangle3"
      ANGLE -45
      SIZE 8
      GAP 10
    END

after that commit, it no longer works, as ANGLE -45 is not accepted
anymore, instead it had to be changed to

STYLE
      COLOR 255 255 255
      SYMBOL "rectangle3"
      ANGLE 315
      SIZE 8
      GAP 10
    END

the documentation https://mapserver.org/mapfile/style.html say it must be
of type DOUBLE, but double can be negative and nothing say explicitly in
the documentation that the value can not be negative.

I see this discussion here:
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/issues/6463
but no comment if something was done or agreed on about this.
A note should be added to the documentation to make that clear, as it was
done for label size (see below).
I can do a PR if that would be acceptable ?

for label size, I see that a note was added saying the value must be
greater than zero on 26 january 2022, so I guess this is on me for not
noticing it (but im not alone not noticing it so I guess it wasnt clearly
stated/announced either)

Best regards
Oliver






On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 1:27 PM Rahkonen Jukka <
jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> Maybe the commit could be adjusted in Mapserver 7. Out of curiosity, what
> is the use case for zero sized labels and symbols? To disable them, or?
> About the angle, by the Mapserver 7.0 documentation, doesn’t it feel like
> negative angles were not thought to work ever?
>
>
> “Angle, given in degrees, to rotate the symbol (counter clockwise).
> Default is 0 (no rotation). If you have an attribute that specifies angles
> in a clockwise direction (compass direction), you have to adjust the angle
> attribute values before they reach MapServer (360-ANGLE), as it is not
> possible to use a mathematical expression for ANGLE.”
>
>
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
>
>
> *Lähettäjä:* MapServer-users <mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> *Puolesta
> *Oliver Christen
> *Lähetetty:* tiistai 30. toukokuuta 2023 13.59
> *Vastaanottaja:* mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Aihe:* [MapServer-users] breaking changes in branch-7-6 after commit of
> experimental changes from branch-8-0
>
>
>
> Dear Mapserver commiters
>
>
>
> this commit there:
>
> https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6818
>
>
>
> broke a lot of things,
>
> like style angles not supporting negative values anymore or label size
> mandatorily greater than zero (also possibly for symbol)
>
>
>
> Im not against changes, but changes should be:
>
> a) documented
>
> b) announced with preferably a deprecation period
>
>
>
> so, please revert that commit or provide adequate change/documentation for
> all the breaking changes.
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
> Best regards
>
> Oliver Christen
>
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