Hi all,
I have some question on symbology that are not address by the current
documentation. I'm using mapserver 4.10.1
1) I have truetype font with symbols in it. Some of the symbols I can
trying to use show nicely in Windows Character Map as a solid filled
pictograph, but when I create a mapserver symbol it is just an outline.
SYMBOL
NAME "building"
TYPE TRUETYPE
FONT "cartogra"
CHARACTER "F"
FILLED TRUE
END
2) I need to make a dashed line with some additional symbols along it, like:
----(.)---- ---- ---- ----(.)---- ----
Where the (.) is a circle with a dot. I have a truetype symbol for the
(.), but the (.) needs to fall in what would otherwise be a gap. So I am
trying something like this:
SYMBOL
NAME "a_cable_dot"
TYPE TRUETYPE
FONT "cartogra"
CHARACTER "J"
GAP 100
END
SYMBOL
NAME "a_cable_dash"
TYPE ELLIPSE
POINTS 1 1 END
FILLED TRUE
STYLE 0 5 20 5 20 5 20 5 20 END
END
then overlaying the two of these with two styles.
Is there a better way of doing this?
How can I control the placement of the circle-dot.
Thanks,
-Steve W
