[Geomoose-users] label placement for polygons

[Brent Fraser]

Jim,

   I had some thoughts wrt to polygon labeling a few months ago 
(http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Rendering-Challenges-Polygon-labeling-td6348194.html, 
and 
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2011-May/068731.html) 
but I haven't done anything about it.  Perhaps if we get enough support 
on the mapserver list, or some funding, things might improve...


Best Regards,
Brent Fraser


On 10/25/2011 2:41 PM, Jim Dahl wrote:
>
> Thanks all, yes I was looking at the Mapserver documentation and 
> struck out.
>
> ·I currently have the polygons as TYPE LINE.
>
> ·I also tried to change the TYPE ANNOTATION to line and it bombs out.
>
> ·Position was at CC but in case of L shaped polys or two part polys, 
> it does not label very good, because it uses bounding box.
>
> ·POSITION AUTO works good for L shaped polys but too many labels cross 
> the parcel boundary.
>
> ·It would help if ANGLE FOLLOW would work but all labels are horizontal.
>
> Suggestions are...
>
> Jim
>
> *From:*Ed Boesenberg, III [mailto:eboesenberg at niraengineers.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:36 PM
> *To:* 'Brent Fraser'; Jim Dahl
> *Cc:* geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* RE: [Geomoose-users] label placement for polygons
>
> You need to change the data type within the map file to "line" and it 
> will label it like a  line segment and not a polygon.  If you have 
> some type of shading or fill pattern you need an additional layer with 
> those polygon styles specified.
>
> Ed Boesenberg, III
>
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>
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> *From:*geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Brent 
> Fraser
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:23 PM
> *To:* Jim Dahl
> *Cc:* geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Geomoose-users] label placement for polygons
>
> Jim,
>
>   Labeling is a mapserver function.  Does using POSITION CC in the 
> LABEL object in the map file help move the label away from the edge?
>
> Best Regards,
> Brent Fraser
>
>
> On 10/25/2011 12:00 PM, Jim Dahl wrote:
>
> Any suggestions for labeling away from the edge when the polygon is 
> "L" shaped.  It apparently goes to the center of the bounding box and 
> I would like it to buffer from the edge of the polygon.  I do not see 
> anything in the label class documentation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Dahl, GISP
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