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_sources/mapfile/symbology/construction.txt

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Abstract
 This Document refers to the syntax of *map* and *symbol* files for
 MapServer 6.  The first version of the document was based on the
 results of a project carried out at the University of Hannover,
-Institute of Landscape and Nature Conservation, in 2004. It was initiated by
-Mr. Dipl. Ing. Roland Hachmann. Parts have been taken from a study
-carried through by Karsten Hoffmann, student of Geography and
+Institute of Landscape and Nature Conservation, in 2004, using MapServer 4. 
+It was initiated by Mr. Dipl. Ing. Roland Hachmann. Parts have been taken 
+from a study carried through by Karsten Hoffmann, student of Geography and
 Cartography at the FU Berlin. In the context of a hands-on training in
 the company GraS GmbH, Mr. Hoffman mainly dealt with the development
 of symbols.  (`Download study report`_ in German) His degree
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ using `OUTLINECOLOR`, `SYMBOL` and `GAP`.
 
 
 Examples (MapServer  4)
-========================
+=======================
 
 The examples in this section were made for MapServer 4.
 
@@ -2239,9 +2239,14 @@ The examples in this section were made for MapServer 4.
 The symbols were created with *map* files and *symbol* files
 (`download_old_symbols`_). If you want to use these MAP files please
 note, that your MapServer must at least be able to handle 50
-symbols. Otherwise you will get an error while loading the *symbol*
+symbols, otherwise you will get an error while loading the *symbol*
 files.
 
+.. tip::
+
+  MapServer versions >= 5 have no limits for classes, styles, symbols, 
+  or layers.
+
 .. _`download_old_symbols`: https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/vortrag_demo.zip
 
 

mapfile/symbology/construction.html

@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#table-of-contents" role="doc-backlink">Abstrac
 <p>This Document refers to the syntax of <em>map</em> and <em>symbol</em> files for
 MapServer 6.  The first version of the document was based on the
 results of a project carried out at the University of Hannover,
-Institute of Landscape and Nature Conservation, in 2004. It was initiated by
-Mr. Dipl. Ing. Roland Hachmann. Parts have been taken from a study
-carried through by Karsten Hoffmann, student of Geography and
+Institute of Landscape and Nature Conservation, in 2004, using MapServer 4.
+It was initiated by Mr. Dipl. Ing. Roland Hachmann. Parts have been taken
+from a study carried through by Karsten Hoffmann, student of Geography and
 Cartography at the FU Berlin. In the context of a hands-on training in
 the company GraS GmbH, Mr. Hoffman mainly dealt with the development
 of symbols.  (<a class="reference external" href="https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/Praktikumsarbeit-2004.pdf">Download study report</a> in German) His degree
@@ -2318,8 +2318,13 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#table-of-contents" role="doc-backlink">Example
 <p>The symbols were created with <em>map</em> files and <em>symbol</em> files
 (<a class="reference external" href="https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/vortrag_demo.zip">download_old_symbols</a>). If you want to use these MAP files please
 note, that your MapServer must at least be able to handle 50
-symbols. Otherwise you will get an error while loading the <em>symbol</em>
+symbols, otherwise you will get an error while loading the <em>symbol</em>
 files.</p>
+<div class="admonition tip">
+<p class="admonition-title">Tip</p>
+<p>MapServer versions &gt;= 5 have no limits for classes, styles, symbols,
+or layers.</p>
+</div>
 <section id="basic-symbols">
 <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#table-of-contents" role="doc-backlink">Basic Symbols</a><a class="headerlink" href="#basic-symbols" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
 <img alt="../../_images/point-symbol-examples.png" src="../../_images/point-symbol-examples.png" />

mapscript/mapscript-api/stub/mapscript.shapeObj.html

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ <h3>Navigation</h3>
 <h1>mapscript.shapeObj<a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript-shapeobj" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
 <dl class="py class">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="mapscript.shapeObj">
-<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">mapscript.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">shapeObj</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type:</span> <span class="pre">int</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">&lt;MagicMock</span> <span class="pre">id='139763479933152'&gt;</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript.shapeObj" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">mapscript.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">shapeObj</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type:</span> <span class="pre">int</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">&lt;MagicMock</span> <span class="pre">id='139754963415264'&gt;</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript.shapeObj" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Each feature of a layer’s data is a <a class="reference internal" href="#mapscript.shapeObj" title="mapscript.shapeObj"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">shapeObj</span></code></a>. Each part of the shape is
 a closed <a class="reference internal" href="mapscript.lineObj.html#mapscript.lineObj" title="mapscript.lineObj"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">lineObj</span></code></a>.</p>
 <p class="rubric">Overview</p>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ <h1>mapscript.shapeObj<a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript-shapeobj" title="Li
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="mapscript.shapeObj.__init__">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">__init__</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type:</span> <span class="pre">int</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">&lt;MagicMock</span> <span class="pre">id='139763479933152'&gt;</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/mapscript/mapscript.html#shapeObj.__init__"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript.shapeObj.__init__" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">__init__</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type:</span> <span class="pre">int</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">&lt;MagicMock</span> <span class="pre">id='139754963415264'&gt;</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/mapscript/mapscript.html#shapeObj.__init__"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript.shapeObj.__init__" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Return a new shapeObj of the specified type. See the type attribute.
 No attribute values created by default.
 initValues should be explicitly called to create the required number of values.