Re: [mapserver-users] Selective Background Transparency with Labels

2009-02-13 Thread Bob Basques
Bill, Upon reflection, I guess you could build the background and contours as a single image, so you would only really need to build two images. bobb >>> thomas bonfort 02/13/09 9:19 AM >>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 16:16, Bob Basques wrote: > Bill, > > I understand (I think what you're after

Re: [mapserver-users] Selective Background Transparency with Labels

2009-02-13 Thread thomas bonfort
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 16:16, Bob Basques wrote: > Bill, > > I understand (I think what you're after. The only way I can figure out how > to do this would be with three images stacked on top of each other. > > You would generate the background first, > then build the contour lines separately, >

Re: [mapserver-users] Selective Background Transparency with Labels

2009-02-13 Thread thomas bonfort
If I correctly understand what you're trying to do, then no, this is not possible with mapserver, as this would require recovering the pixels that have been overdrawn by the line. regards, thomas On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 15:14, Bill Thoen wrote: > Is there a way to set a LABEL BACKGROUNDCOLOR to

[mapserver-users] Selective Background Transparency with Labels

2009-02-13 Thread Bill Thoen
Is there a way to set a LABEL BACKGROUNDCOLOR to render transparent just pixels of a particular color instead of changing all pixels to the specified color? My situation is regarding contour line labels. I want the label to follow the contour line's center, but I would like just the parts of th