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comparison doku/source/restrictions.txt @ 188:43f1cbdcd597
Modified and beautified the documentation:
* INSTALL.txt, doku/Makefile, doku/source/conf.py,
doku/source/functionality.txt, doku/source/index.txt,
doku/source/restrictions.txt, website/favicon.png, LICENCE.txt:
added more details to the content of the documentation. some more
configurations.
* doku/source/LICENCE.txt: New. Added a licence-text (symlinking
into the documentation).
* doku/source/_static/favicon.png,
doku/source/_static/logo_wide.png,
doku/source/_templates/indexsidebar.html,
doku/source/_templates/layout.html: Optic-cosmetics.
| author | Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> |
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| date | Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:53:01 +0200 |
| parents | fe6dbfc86144 |
| children | 1e3a5019c4ed |
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| 1 .. _restriction-label: | 1 .. index:: restrictions |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 ------------ | 3 ------------ |
| 4 Restrictions | 4 Restrictions |
| 5 ------------ | 5 ------------ |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter: | 7 Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter: |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 Supported datasources: | 9 Supported datasources: |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter | 11 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter |
| 12 exports the string "define me" which needs to be replaced later on in the | 12 exports the string ``<PASSWORD>`` which needs to be replaced later on in the |
| 13 resulting mapfile | 13 resulting mapfile. |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 * Since the MapServer cannot use a file geodatabase datasource the converter | 15 * Since MapServer cannot use a FileGeodatabase datasources (yet) the MXD2map |
| 16 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all. | 16 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all. |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet. | 18 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet. |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 Symbol support: | 20 Symbol support: |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The | 22 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The |
| 23 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the | 23 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the |
| 24 resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap. | 24 resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap. |
| 25 The resulting mapimage may not look as intended. | |
| 25 | 26 |
| 26 * Workarround: | 27 * .. hint:: |
| 27 For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in | 28 Workarround: For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in |
| 28 combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the | 29 combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the |
| 29 symbology. | 30 symbology. |
| 30 The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template | 31 The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template |
| 31 is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and | 32 is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and |
| 32 write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile. | 33 write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile. |
| 33 | 34 |
| 34 * The converter sets the width to 1 for line symbols that have a width | 35 * The converter sets the width to 1 for line symbols that have a width |
| 35 smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill | 36 smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill |
| 36 color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1. | 37 color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1. |
| 37 | 38 |
| 38 * Tip: | 39 * .. tip:: |
| 39 To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the | 40 Tip: To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the |
| 40 converter, use integer numbers for line width only. | 41 converter, use integer numbers for line width only. |
| 41 | 42 |
| 42 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter. | 43 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter since ArcGIS embedds |
| 44 the image directly into the MXDfile. | |
| 43 | 45 |
| 44 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback. Since MapServer | 46 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback within classifications. |
| 45 does not support such fallback symbols or styles the converter does not | 47 Since MapServer does not support such fallback symbols or styles |
| 46 read these default symbols. | 48 within classifications the converter does not read these default symbols. |
| 47 | 49 |
| 48 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display | 50 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display |
| 49 values. The converter does not support these symbols. | 51 values. The converter does not support these symbols yet. |
| 50 | 52 |
| 51 Layer support: | 53 Layer support: |
| 52 | 54 |
| 53 * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer | 55 * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer |
| 54 and even not by the converter. | 56 and even not by the converter. |