there are also some planned features to simplify that syntax. (this is how the mapfile to generate the map on the mapserver fron page is written).
mapserver code: http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/sandbox/graphics (sticking with revision 8254 unless you want to feel daring) mapfile excerpt: http://code.google.com/p/mapserver-utils/source/browse/trunk/highways.map#862 regards, thomas On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 08:47, Adrian Popa <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you all for your help, > > I had the feeling this is how it's done, but I was hoping for a simpler > approach. > > Anyway, now I must only find some decent colors for my layers :) > Cheers, > Adrian > > Paul Spencer wrote: >> >> Adrian, >> >> that is a fairly simple trick, you need to draw roads twice to do it. You >> can do that with two separate layers or two STYLE objects within a class >> depending on what effect you want to achieve. >> >> In both cases, you just draw the road 2 pixels wider in your 'outline' >> color (called a casement). For instance, assuming you are using two STYLE >> objects: >> >> LAYER >> NAME "Major Roads" >> TYPE LINE >> DATA myroads >> CLASS >> NAME "Major Roads" >> STYLE #Casement style >> SIZE 9 >> COLOR 192 192 192 >> SYMBOL "circle" >> END >> STYLE #Center style >> SIZE 7 >> COLOR 255 255 255 >> SYMBOL "circle" >> END >> END >> END >> >> You would use two separate layers to draw the casement and center style if >> you had several layers and/or classes of roads that you wanted to 'merge' >> the casements - in your google screenshoot, you should notice that the grey >> casement on Hollywood St merges with the casement on W 8th St and there is >> no grey line between the two center colors, this would be how to achieve a >> similar effect in MapServer. >> >> Cheers >> >> Paul >> >> On 6-Jan-09, at 3:51 AM, Adrian Popa wrote: >> >>> Yes Bob, I like the roads. :) >>> Can you show me how you are able to draw contours around your roads? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> Bob Basques wrote: >>>> >>>> Adrian, >>>> >>>> Would the lines used for this map work for you? >>>> >>>> https://gis.ci.stpaul.mn.us/gis/gismo_public/html/ >>>> >>>> Looks like the original Mapfile link is broken though, I'll need to fix >>>> that in the morning. >>>> >>>> bobb >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Adrian Popa >>> >>> Network Engineer >>> Romtelecom S.A. >>> Divizia Centrul National de Operare Retea >>> Departament Transport IP & Metro >>> Compartiment IP Core >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapserver-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users >> >> >> __________________________________________ >> >> Paul Spencer >> Chief Technology Officer >> DM Solutions Group Inc >> http://research.dmsolutions.ca/ >> >> > > > -- > Adrian Popa > > Network Engineer > Romtelecom S.A. > Divizia Centrul National de Operare Retea > Departament Transport IP & Metro > Compartiment IP Core > > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
