layer type annotation ...label??

[Pietro Giannini]

ciao John,
add this row to the layer:

    TRANSFORM         false

so the coordinates will not be transformed into the map's projection.

for the msDrawLegend() error, please attach the entire map file

ciao
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Pietro Giannini
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On Ven, Luglio 20, 2007 00:26, John Smith wrote:
> if i just leave the annotation layer shown below in the map file, this
> is what gives?
>
> msDrawLegend(): GD library error. Unable to initialize image.
> msImageCreateGD(): Image handling error. Cannot create GD image of size 40
> x 0.
>
> but why??
>
> i can label shape layers fine, just not annotation layers??
> jzs
>
> On 7/19/07, John Smith <jayzee.smith at gmail.com> wrote:
>> guys,
>> racked my brains on what may be a simple problem- trying to add some
>> copyright info like so:
>>
>> LAYER
>>         NAME "copyright"
>>         GROUP "metadata"
>>         STATUS on
>>         TYPE annotation
>>         FEATURE
>>                 POINTS
>>                         30 30 # position of text in image pixel
>> coordinates
>>                 END
>>                 TEXT "2007"
>>         END
>>         CLASS
>>                 LABEL
>>                         TYPE bitmap
>>                         COLOR 0 0 0
>>                         POSITION auto
>>                 END
>>         END
>> END # layer
>>
>> what gives??
>> jzs
>>
>