[udig-devel] A unique colour for each Feature

Paul Ramsey pramsey at refractions.net
Wed Feb 7 10:52:55 PST 2007


Tut, tut, Mr Garnett, "effectively" is in the eye of the beholder. Check 
out the national geographic map at the front of the office, for an 
example of what Andrea is requesting. It is a not-uncommon cartographic 
trope, and if done subtly, not uneffective.

P

Jody Garnett wrote:
>  If your point is that all the 
> parishes are *different* then you can do that
> more effectively by coloring them the same and using a thicker 
> contrasted border (border emphasis the difference rather then the
> color changes - an easy example is that somewhere on your map of Italy 
> two parishes will end up with colours so close that
> the eye will not be able to notice the difference and this they will be 
> joined visually).


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