[UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] width property for points?

[Mike Leahy]

Hello List,

I've been trying to see if I can style points with an outline that is 
thicker than one pixel.  Firstly, I've found that I am not able to set 
the WIDTH property of a style element using MapScript - is this a Bug? 
The MapServer FAQ suggest the following for Polygons:

STYLE # solid fill
  COLOR 255 0 0
END
STYLE # thick outline (could use a circle symbol with size too)
  OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
  WIDTH 3
  ANTIALIAS TRUE
END

This works if I manually edit the mapfile, but since MapScript won't 
save the width property for me (or ANTIALIAS for that matter), I had to 
use the following approach:

STYLE
  ANGLE 360
  COLOR 210 247 247
  SYMBOL 0
END
STYLE
  ANGLE 360
  OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 255
  SIZE 3
  SYMBOL "circle"
END

I've tried similar methods for point symbols:

STYLE
  COLOR 0 163 240
  SIZE 9
  SYMBOL "tent"
END
STYLE
  SYMBOL "tent"
  SIZE 9
  OUTLINECOLOR 0 255 0
  WIDTH 5
END

I've also tried:

STYLE
  COLOR 0 163 240
  SIZE 9
  SYMBOL "tent"
  OUTLINECOLOR 0 255 0
  WIDTH 5
END

Unfortunately, nothing I do makes the outline around the point any 
thicker than one pixel.  Has anyone else encountered this?  I know I 
could just put a smaller symbol on top of another, but that only works 
if a relatively symmetrical symbol is used (like a circle or star).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Mike