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<body class='hmmessage'>Its worked alright, the op system didn't show any errors and angle follow does not curve my labels like it should. But I suspect there's something wrong with my windows installation such that certain dlls can't be accessed on the expected path? I may be wrong but I wish it were working, seriously. Franz Okyere. GIS specialist<br><br>> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:45:39 -0700<br>> From: bfraser@geoanalytic.com<br>> To: franzzoa@hotmail.com<br>> CC: geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net<br>> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> <br>> You left out the "-o". The command should be:<br>> <br>> shp2img -m demoroads.map -o demoroads.png<br>> <br>> Brent<br>> <br>> FRANZ OKYERE wrote:<br>> > Hi all,<br>> > <br>> > Its it a behaviour for the shp2img to produce some weird characters a@ <br>> > command prompt when I type<br>> > <br>> > shp2img -m demoroads.map demoroads.png<br>> > <br>> > or is there a problem with my syntax? Cheers<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Franz Okyere<br>> > <br>> > GIS Specialist<br>> > <br>> >> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:48 -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>> >> Try copying shp2img into the cgi-bin dir and run it from the command line<br>> >><br>> >> > When I try to run shp2img an error message which says libmap.dll is<br>> >> > missing shows up, but thats not true- libmap.dll exists in <br>> > apache/cgi-bin.<br>> >> > I guess may need to reinstall? Cheers.<br>> >> ><br>> >> >> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:02 -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>> >> >> Yikes! That usually means mapserver crashed. Try using the mapserver's<br>> >> >> shp2img.exe on the command line with your map file to see if the<br>> >> >> operating<br>> >> >> system gives any more information (like missing DLLs).<br>> >> >><br>> >> >><br>> >> >> > I've managed to check both error reports but the message in them is<br>> >> >> not<br>> >> >> > specific. Eg- from the mozilla tools, internal server error, and from<br>> >> >> use<br>> >> >> > error log, premature end of script headers (not sure what this means<br>> >> >> > though). Any ideas why my label will not follow the line direction?<br>> >> >> > Thanks.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:37:57 -0800<br>> >> >> > From: danlittle@yahoo.com<br>> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> >> >> > To: franzzoa@hotmail.com; geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > I find using Firefox's "Tools" -> "page Info" menu then looking <br>> > in the<br>> >> >> > media tab to be the easiest way to go.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > You'll scroll down the list until you see the URL that refers to the<br>> >> >> image<br>> >> >> > (which should be in italics to indicate it is "broken"), then <br>> > copy the<br>> >> >> url<br>> >> >> > and open it up in a new tab/window.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > From: FRANZ OKYERE <franzzoa@hotmail.com><br>> >> >> > To: geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net<br>> >> >> > Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 7:07:46 AM<br>> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > 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<br>> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> use<br>> >> >> >> an HTTP sniffer like smartsniff to view the conversation between<br>> >> >> >> Geomoose<br>> >> >> >> and mapserver.<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> Brent<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> > Yes I use vera_sans which happens to be in the fontset.list but<br>> >> >> then<br>> >> >> >> the<br>> >> >> >> > background goes pinkish, you know.<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:27 -0700<br>> >> >> >><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<br>> >> >> specify<br>> >> >> >> for<br>> >> >> >> >> the font name? Is it in the fonts\fontset.list? What is your MAP<br>> >> >> -><br>> >> >> >> >> FONTSET pointing to?<br>> >> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> >> > Yes Brent Here is portion of my map file that is supposed to do<br>> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> >> 'C:\ms4w\apps\geomoose2\maps\demo\countydata\demoroads.shp'<br>> >> >> >> >> > METADATA<br>> >> >> >> >> > 'wms_title' 'demoroads'<br>> >> >> >> >> > END<br>> >> >> >><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>> >> >> >> >> ><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<br>> >> >> add<br>> >> >> >> >> > ANGLE FOLLOW<br>> >> >> > 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<br>> >> >> >> aware<br>> >> >> >> >> of).<br>> >> >> >> >> >> Are your labels using a<br>> >> >> > TrueType font (not bitmapped)? When you say<br>> >> >> >> >> >> they<br>> >> >> >> >> >> don't align, does that mean they are only horizontal? Are the<br>> >> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> >> mapserver<br>> >> >> >> >> >> > installation- I'm using gm2 on ms2.3.1. as my labels don't<br>> >> >> align<br>> >> >> >> >> with<br>> >> >> >> >> >> my<br>> >> >> >> >> >> > line feature even after I have used angle follow in my<br>> >> >> mapfile.<br>> >> >> >> >> I've<br>> >> >> >> >> >> > downloaded the gd-2.0.33-1 binaries but honestly i'm not <br>> > sure<br>> >> >> >> what<br>> >> >> >> >> i'm<br>> >> >> >> >> >> > doing with them. Can anyone help! Thanks. 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