[Geoserver-devel] [jira] Created: (GEOS-1322) Investigate the usage of symbol oriented ttf fonts for making maps

Investigate the usage of symbol oriented ttf fonts for making maps
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                 Key: GEOS-1322
                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOS-1322
             Project: GeoServer
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: WMS
    Affects Versions: 1.6.0-beta2
            Reporter: Andrea Aime
            Assignee: Andrea Aime
             Fix For: 1.6.0

Net is full of ttf fonts that are really just map symbols, see for example:
http://www.mapsymbols.com/symbols2.html
http://www.paris-pc-gis.com/MI_Enviro/TTFsymbols/ttf4mapping.htm

Investigate how we can use them in symbolizers (is a text symbolizer good enough, or is it faster if we provide a dedicated graphics to them?), see how to setup a wiki page for those fonts, and consider licensing issues as well. Then make a tutorial explaining how to use them to make fancy maps.

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