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Always save a symbol set, use the mapfile name as prefix for the symbol set and
use the mapfile path to save the symbol set.
| author | raimund renkert <raimund.renkert@intevation.de> |
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| date | Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:23:57 +0200 |
| parents | fe6dbfc86144 |
| children | 43f1cbdcd597 |
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.. _restriction-label: ------------ Restrictions ------------ Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter: 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 * 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. * Tip: To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the converter, use integer numbers for line width only. * 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. Layer support: * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer and even not by the converter.