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Remove all whitespaces from grouplayer name.
author raimund renkert <raimund.renkert@intevation.de>
date Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:27:32 +0200
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1 .. index:: restrictions
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4 Restrictions
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7 Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter:
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9 Supported datasources:
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11 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter
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12 exports the string ``<PASSWORD>`` which needs to be replaced later on in the
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13 resulting mapfile.
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15 * Since MapServer cannot use a FileGeodatabase datasources (yet) the MXD2map
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16 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all.
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18 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet.
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20 Symbol support:
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22 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The
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23 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the
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24 resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap.
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25 The resulting mapimage may not look as intended.
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27 * .. hint::
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28 Workarround: For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in
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29 combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the
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30 symbology.
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31 The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template
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32 is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and
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33 write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile.
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35 * The converter sets the width to 1 for line symbols that have a width
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36 smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill
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37 color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1.
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39 * .. tip::
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40 Tip: To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the
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41 converter, use integer numbers for line width only.
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43 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter since ArcGIS embedds
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44 the image directly into the MXDfile.
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46 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback within classifications.
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47 Since MapServer does not support such fallback symbols or styles
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48 within classifications the converter does not read these default symbols.
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50 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display
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51 values. The converter does not support these symbols yet.
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53 Layer support:
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55 * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer
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56 and even not by the converter.
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