[mapserver-users] MS_MAXSYMBOLS

[Thorsten Fischer]

Am Die, 2002-09-03 um 11.42 schrieb Düster Horst:

> Hi
> Is it possible to increase the max number of symbols from 64 to p.e. 200.

Change MS_MAXSYMBOLS in mapsymbol.h and recompile the beast.

> What is the reason of the restriction to maximum 64 symbols??

Because it's good programming style to use limits. 64 is ... uhm. Well
it's 2^6. Nothing special about it, but if you introduce the concept of
limits in your software you have to set them to _something_.


hth,

thorsten

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