Thanks for the feedback. Here is some more info. Cheers and thanks. Stephen
The image I am using is attached.
The symbol file looks like this:
SYMBOL
NAME 'tree'
TYPE PIXMAP
IMAGE "/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/benparts/symimages/tree.png"
END
The mapfile entry looks like this:
LAYER
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
NAME "cadt"
DATA "geom from cad"
CONNECTION "user=scldad dbname=benparts"
STATUS DEFAULT
TYPE POINT
PROJECTION
"init=epsg:4263"
END
FILTER "gtype='T' and client_id=15"
CLASSITEM "type"
CLASS
EXPRESSION "201"
STYLE
COLOR 0 255 0
END
STYLE
SYMBOL "tree"
COLOR 0 255 0
SIZE 9
END
END
END
END
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:31 am, Steve Lime wrote:
> Try using a transparent image as a marker and see what happens.
>
> Steve
>
> >>> Stephen Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/28/05 3:50 PM >>>
> I am basing my symbol work on the recent "Construction of Cartographic
> Symbols" paper.
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:17 am, Steve Lime wrote:
> > You shouldn't have to do that, in fact, I don't believe that option
is
> even used any more. MapServer will use transparency if the image has
> it. There must be an error in the documentation someplace.
> >
> > Are you seeing otherwise?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >>> Stephen Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/28/05 4:27 AM >>>
> > How does one determine the palette indexes for use with the
> TRANSPARENT
> > option in pixmap symbol definitions?
> >
> > (Why is the transparency of the image file not used?)
> >
> > Cheers and thanks,
> > Stephen
> >
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