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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ed Boesenberg, III<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CADD / GIS Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>950 Fifth Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Coraopolis, PA 15108<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>eboesenberg@niraengineers.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.niraengineers.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>T: 412-262-3970<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>F: 412-262-1938<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:geomoose-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Fraser<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Dahl<br><b>Cc:</b> geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Geomoose-users] label placement for polygons<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim,<br><br> 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?<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Brent Fraser<o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 10/25/2011 12:00 PM, Jim Dahl wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Dahl, GISP<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GIS Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Douglas County Public Works<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>526 Willow Dr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 398<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alexandria MN 56308<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>V 320-762-2933<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 320-762-2999<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>F 320-762-2998<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Geomoose-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org">Geomoose-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geomoose-users">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geomoose-users</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>