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    <p>Hi Seth and all,</p>
    <p>It is mentioned in the release notes for 6.2. 
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mapserver.org/development/announce/6-2.html">https://mapserver.org/development/announce/6-2.html</a>:<br>
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    <p>"Inside a <cite>LABEL</cite>, a new <cite>FORCE GROUP</cite>
      parameter determines
      if the current label is allowed to intersect other labels from the
      same feature or not,
      and multiple <cite>STYLE</cite> blocks can be used to render
      graphic symbols instead of
      or alongside the text."</p>
    <p>I remember using it when I did some nautical S52 signs a couple
      of years ago.  I would guess that the MET people also are using it
      to do their complex signs.<br>
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    <p>All the best,</p>
    <p>/Lars Schylberg<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Den 2020-07-11 kl. 00:03, skrev Seth G:<br>
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      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Hi all,

I'm currently trying to validate various Mapfiles in msautotest. 
One keyword I'm unsure about is LABEL>FORCE>GROUP. 

There is no mention of the "GROUP" option in the docs - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mapserver.org/mapfile/label.html#mapfile-label-force">https://mapserver.org/mapfile/label.html#mapfile-label-force</a>

It is however used in an msautotest Mapfile: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/blob/85e294e8c8ce3c9c455fea0137d4af1ee2feced0/msautotest/renderers/multilabel-leader.map">https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/blob/85e294e8c8ce3c9c455fea0137d4af1ee2feced0/msautotest/renderers/multilabel-leader.map</a>

It is also referenced in mapfile.c and sets the MS_LABEL_FORCE_GROUP flag. 
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/blob/963edab43c3f0166a9f3630771b310810ec93eb5/mapfile.c#L1597">https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/blob/963edab43c3f0166a9f3630771b310810ec93eb5/mapfile.c#L1597</a>
However I can't see anywhere where this option is used or what effect is has.

Any further information on this keyword appreciated,

Seth

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