[mapserver-users] vertical alignment of symbols along a line

[thomas bonfort]

OFFSET 2 -99 would be the way to go, but isn't the most optimal solution
Havard, we're paving the road right now for the ORIGIN to happen, just
have to be patient ;)

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thomas

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 08:47, Havard Tveite <havard.tveite at umb.no> wrote:
> Perhaps you could use OFFSET (with -99) - I have not tried it.
> See: http://mapserver.org/mapfile/symbology/construction.html
>
> A general mechanism (CENTER/ORIGIN) for defining the
> centre point of a symbol for more control of the
> precise placement of symbols was suggested in RFC 45
> http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-45.html ,
> but I don't think this has been implemented yet.
>
> Håvard Tveite
>
> On 2/23/2010 10:31 AM, windfreak wrote:
>>
>> I use truetype fonts to render symbols along a line. The fonts are always
>> parallel to the line. Unfortunately I see the fonts are always centered
>> vertically along the line. Even symbols like the '^' or '`' symbol appear
>> on
>> the line. How can I disable this vertical alignment?
>> Here you see an example of a triangle symbol that should appear above the
>> line.  http://n2.nabble.com/file/n4617860/example.png
>> Here you see an example of the '^' symbol, also aligned on the line.
>> http://n2.nabble.com/file/n4617860/example2.png
>>
>>
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