Mercurial > mxd2map
diff doku/source/restrictions.txt @ 182:91e2d46d7968
Added functionality, restrictions and how to build runtime enviroment
to documentation.
author | Raimund Renkert <rrenkert@intevation.de> |
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date | Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:12:24 +0200 |
parents | 0ebaec057f15 |
children | fe6dbfc86144 |
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--- a/doku/source/restrictions.txt Mon Jul 11 14:28:38 2011 +0200 +++ b/doku/source/restrictions.txt Mon Jul 18 15:12:24 2011 +0200 @@ -7,7 +7,38 @@ Supported datasources: * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter - exports the string "define me" which needs to be replaced later on in the - resulting mapfile + exports the string "define me" which needs to be replaced later on in the + resulting mapfile - * + * Since the MapServer cannot use a file geodatabase datasource the converter + does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all. + + * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet. + +Symbol support: + + * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The + converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the + resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap. + + * Workarround: + For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in + combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the + symbology. + The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template + is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and + write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile. + + * The converter sets the width to 1 for line symbols that have a width + smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill + color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1. + + * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter. + + * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback. Since MapServer + does not support such fallback symbols or styles the converter does not + read these default symbols. + + * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display + values. The converter does not support these symbols. +