Re: [udig-devel] Feature highlighting by applying a filter to layer

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian Turton wrote:
> On 2/17/06, *Jody Garnett* <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Mark's point is a good one - a blob in the middle of a PointSymbolizer
>     mark (aka icon) does not do anyone any good.
>
>     So I am going to propose something different, not using SLD.
>
>     Hear me out, we should draw the image using the existing SLD style as
>     defined for that layer. And then take the entire resulting image and
>     "jitter" it.
>
>
> I'd rather allow the user to specify thier own selection style using 
> SLD. I might want a completly different icon when a point is selected 
> rather than just a blurred (jittered) one. I would also like to be 
> able to specify a selection style per layer as different things should 
> look different when I select them.
Fair enough, I was hoping that the existing style would be drawn on top, 
so the effect would be of an outline around the existing SLD mark, or 
linework et c.

Jody