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<body class='hmmessage'>I'll try that and see how it goes. Thanks.<br><br>> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:43:50 -0700<br>> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> From: bfraser@geoanalytic.com<br>> To: franzzoa@hotmail.com<br>> CC: geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net<br>> <br>> That means Mapserver is not sending back an image (but is likely sending<br>> back an error message). You could turn set DEBUG 5 in the LAYER (and<br>> you'll likely need to set the MAP's CONFIG MS_ERRORFILE <br>> "\ms4w\tmp\mserror.txt") to see if it reports a error. Or you could use<br>> an HTTP sniffer like smartsniff to view the conversation between Geomoose<br>> and mapserver.<br>> <br>> Brent<br>> <br>> <br>> > Yes I use vera_sans which happens to be in the fontset.list but then the<br>> > background goes pinkish, you know.<br>> ><br>> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:27 -0700<br>> >> Subject: RE: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> >> From: bfraser@geoanalytic.com<br>> >> To: franzzoa@hotmail.com<br>> >><br>> >> Sounds like the problem is with TrueType fonts. What do you specify for<br>> >> the font name? Is it in the fonts\fontset.list? What is your MAP -><br>> >> FONTSET pointing to?<br>> >><br>> >> ><br>> >> > Yes Brent Here is portion of my map file that is supposed to do the<br>> >> lines<br>> >> > and the labels. The shapefile is of a line type.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > LAYER<br>> >> > NAME 'demoroads2'<br>> >> > TYPE LINE<br>> >> > DATA 'C:\ms4w\apps\geomoose2\maps\demo\countydata\demoroads.shp'<br>> >> > METADATA<br>> >> > 'wms_title' 'demoroads'<br>> >> > END<br>> >> > STATUS DEFAULT<br>> >> > TRANSPARENCY 100<br>> >> > PROJECTION<br>> >> > 'proj=longlat'<br>> >> > 'ellps=WGS84'<br>> >> > 'datum=WGS84'<br>> >> > 'no_defs'<br>> >> > END<br>> >> > CLASS<br>> >> > EXPRESSION ('[ROADCLASS]' eq 'C')<br>> >> ><br>> >> > STYLE<br>> >> > COLOR 255 0 0<br>> >> > SYMBOL 'plainline'<br>> >> > SIZE 2<br>> >> > MINSIZE 1<br>> >> > MAXSIZE 4<br>> >> > END<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> > END<br>> >> > END<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> > #and then I use an annotation layer to add the labels<br>> >> ><br>> >> > LAYER # Road layer<br>> >> > NAME road_labels<br>> >> > DATA<br>> >> 'C:\ms4w\apps\geomoose2\maps\demo\countydata\demoroads.shp'<br>> >> > STATUS ON<br>> >> > TYPE annotation<br>> >> > MAXSCALEDENOM 2834<br>> >> > MINSCALEDENOM 1400<br>> >> > LABELITEM 'ROAD_NAME'<br>> >> > LABELCACHE ON<br>> >> ><br>> >> > CLASS<br>> >> > LABEL<br>> >> ><br>> >> > COLOR 144 250 0<br>> >> ><br>> >> > BUFFER 4<br>> >> > ANGLE AUTO<br>> >> > END<br>> >> > END<br>> >> > END # End of Road layer<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Now,<br>> >> > the above works fine and shows the lines and labels but once I add<br>> >> > ANGLE FOLLOW and/or TYPE TRUETYPE everything disappears. So what can I<br>> >> > do to see the labels whowing and following the line direction?<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Cheers.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Franz Okyere.<br>> >> > GIS Specialist<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:36:55 -0700<br>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> >> >> From: bfraser@geoanalytic.com<br>> >> >> To: franzzoa@hotmail.com<br>> >> >> CC: geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> libgd is not important to ANGLE FOLLOW (at least not that I'm aware<br>> >> of).<br>> >> >> Are your labels using a TrueType font (not bitmapped)? When you say<br>> >> >> they<br>> >> >> don't align, does that mean they are only horizontal? Are the layers<br>> >> >> you<br>> >> >> are trying to label TYPE LINE?<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> Best Regards,<br>> >> >> Brent Fraser<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> > Hi All, I need to find out whether I have libgd with my mapserver<br>> >> >> > installation- I'm using gm2 on ms2.3.1. as my labels don't align<br>> >> with<br>> >> >> my<br>> >> >> > line feature even after I have used angle follow in my mapfile.<br>> >> I've<br>> >> >> > downloaded the gd-2.0.33-1 binaries but honestly i'm not sure what<br>> >> i'm<br>> >> >> > doing with them. Can anyone help! Thanks. Franz Okyere. GIS<br>> >> >> SPECIALIST.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________<br>> >> >> > Got more than one Hotmail account? 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