Hi Mark,
UDig is a good resource for generating SLD files. You can import a 
shapefile, classify it and then export a SLD based on the 
classification. I don't recommend generating SLD's by hand.

Best,
Wendy

Mark Phillips wrote:
> HI.  I'm using GeoTools to render shapefiles into a JPanel in a java app,
> and I'm using SLD files for the styling.  I've not worked with SLD
> files before, and I'm wondering: how do people usually compose an SLD
> file?  Does everyone pretty much write them by hand?  If so, are there
> good tutorials (or books, or chapters in books) on composing SLD files
> out there, or does everyone just read the OGC spec and figure it out
> from there?  I've got the spec and have been reading it, but I'm
> impatient, so I'd love to see a good quick-start tutorial, if one
> exists.  Or, are there tools that will let you style with a GUI and
> then save it to an SLD file?
>
> I know this isn't a GeoTools-specific question, but I thought I'd start
> with this list since I'm using GeoTools in this project.  I'd appreciate
> any suggestions.  Thanks!
>
> --Mark
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