Time for action – adding a stroke value

Now we will continue exploring point symbology by changing the shape and adding a stroke value:

1. Take the PopulatedPlaces.xml file, make a copy of it, and name it as PopulatedPlacesStroke.xml. Edit the new file in your text editor:

2. Go to line 9 and replace the text inside the Name element with the following:

       <Name>PopulatedPlacesStroke</Name>

3. Go to line 11 and replace the text inside the Title element with the following:

       <Title>Geoserver Beginners Guide: Populated Places square mark with stroke</Title>

4. Now we will change the shape form used to represent points on map. Go to line 17 and replace the text inside the WellKnownName element with the following:

       <WellKnownName>square</WellKnownName>

5. To add a stroke to your shape, you have to add a Stroke element just after the Fill element. Insert the following code inside the CssParameter element to set the color and width of the stroke:

       <Stroke>
         <CssParameter...