[Chameleon] RGB Map Output and Keymap Problems

[Paul Spencer]

ok, try setting the output format in the cwc2.xml configuration file to 
png24.  I think that it should honour the format selected in the map 
file, but it may override this from the configuration file.

Cheers

Paul

Rene Teniere wrote:

> Paul,
> 
> Unfortunately, that did not work. It is still outputting in 256
> colours, not RGB values. You should know that I am using the sample as a
> testbed for my data to make sure everything works.
> 
> RT
> 
> 
>>>>pagameba@magma.ca 2003-12-29 11:15:43 AM >>>
> 
> Rene,
> 
> try imagetype png24, you should not need the outputformat object.
> 
> as for the keymap, if everything is right, then it should line up.  It
> 
> is somewhat tricky to get all the pieces right though, I will be 
> evaluating different options for the keymap to simplify it in January
> (I 
> hope).  In the mean time, look at the relative sizes of the map and 
> keymap, the extents, and the projection of the extents ... make sure 
> that the values are the same everywhere.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul
> 
> Rene Teniere wrote:
> 
>>Hi All, 
>>
>>Wondering if there is another place besides the mapfile where you
> 
> have
> 
>>to specify RGB output in Chameleon? The raster display works fine in
>>MapServer and MapLab, however, in Chameleon it comes out as 256
> 
> colour.
> 
>>
>>Also, has anyone else encountered a problem with the keymap location
>>box being in the wrong place, even though the projection and extents
> 
> are
> 
>>correct?
>>
>>Later, 
>>  Rene
>>
>>Selected .MAP file
>>MAP
>>  NAME "Hurricane Juan Page"
>>  STATUS ON
>>  EXTENT 381053 4915490 573294 5059550 
>>  SIZE 400 300 
>>  SHAPEPATH "D:/GIS_Data/"
>>  SYMBOLSET "C:/chameleon11a/websites/test/etc/symbols.sym"
>>  FONTSET "C:/chameleon11a/websites/test/etc/fonts.txt"
>>  IMAGETYPE PNG
>>  IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
>>  UNITS METERS
>>  RESOLUTION 90.714286
>>  WEB
>>    IMAGEPATH "c:/temp/"
>>    IMAGEURL "/temp/"
>>  END
>>  PROJECTION
>>    "init=epsg:2038" 
>>    #UTM Zone 20 NAD83 for Nova Scotia
>>  END
>>  OUTPUTFORMAT
>>    NAME "PNG"
>>    MIMETYPE "image/png"
>>    DRIVER "GD/PNG"
>>    EXTENSION "png"
>>    IMAGEMODE RGB
>>    TRANSPARENT OFF
>>  END
>>  LAYER
>>    NAME "orthov1.ecw"
>>    STATUS ON
>>    DATA "D:/GIS_Data/NSMrSIDImages/Output/orthov1.ecw"
>>    TYPE RASTER
>>    MINSCALE 0
>>    MAXSCALE 200000
>>  END
>>
>>
>>Rene J.R. Teniere - BSc., D.GIS
>>GIS Technician
>>Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
>>Forestry Division (GIS) - Truro
>>
>>Phone: (902) 893-5655
>>Mobile: (902) 209-8956
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> 
> 

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