[Mapserver-west] Re: Mapserver and Flash output

[Tyler Mitchell]

Hi Kenton,
I know that a few people on this list have been working with Flash output.  
Hopefully one of them can help you (I can't!).

Can anyone help Kenton with his SWF output?

Tyler

On November 14, 2005 08:25 am, you wrote:
> I have been having a pretty fun time messing around with the symbology in
> Mapserver.  I am working on a project where the output format will be SWF
> (flash).  Using shp2img and an output format of PNG, labels show in the
> image.  When I change to SWF output (nothing else changed), the map renders
> exactly the same but no labels.  I have been able to find an archived
> message in the user group that ming uses FDB fonts to output labels to SWF
> and I downloaded these fonts, but still nothing on the output.
>
> Do you know how to specify the FDB fonts in mapfiles and any other tips
> required to get these labels to appear in SWF output?  It seems that it can
> be done, but documentation is nonexistent and no replies yet from the user
> group.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>
> Kenton Williams
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Maine Image Analysis Lab
> University of Maine, Orono