--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/writer/LineStyleWriter.java	Thu Jun 23 16:59:29 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/writer/LineStyleWriter.java	Mon Jun 27 16:07:13 2011 +0200
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@
             style.setSize((int)Double.parseDouble(
                 symbolElement.getAttribute("size")));
         }
+        String type = symbolElement.getAttribute("type");
+        if(type.equals("marker")) {
+            SymbolWriter sw = new SymbolWriter(this.map, this.cl);
+            sw.write(symbolElement);
+        }
         String name = symbolElement.getAttribute("name");
+        style.setSymbolByName(map, name);
         symbolObj sym = symbolSet.getSymbolByName(name);
 
         //The following lines are for dashed and/or dotted lines.
@@ -136,13 +142,9 @@
             }
         }
 
-        String type = symbolElement.getAttribute("type");
 
-        if(type.equals("marker")) {
-            style.setSymbolByName(map, name);
-            SymbolWriter sw = new SymbolWriter(this.map, this.cl);
-            sw.write(symbolElement);
-        }
+
+
         return false;
     }
 }