Time for action – using hatching

Until now we have used standard SLD syntax; you may take the styles and use them on another map server and it will produce the same maps. But this book is focused on a specific map server and we can use a vendor option, a small trick that is only available on GeoServer, to create a symbol that resembles railroads:

1. Take the Rivers.xml file, make a copy to RailRoads.xml, and then 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>RailRoads</Name>

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

       <Title>Geoserver Beginners Guide: RailRoads with hatching</Title>

4. Go to line 16 and change the color to black:

       <CssParameter name="stroke">#000000</CssParameter>

5. Go to line 20 and after the end of the Rule element, add another Rule for a LineSymbolizer element:

       <Rule>
         <LineSymbolizer>
           <Stroke&gt...