[mapserver-users] Can I layer a 2-part, vector, highway symbol?

[Stephen Woodbridge]

On 10/15/2010 12:55 AM, Roger André wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm stuck.  How do I get US Interstate highway shields to display properly?
>
> I got my annotation layer to display road shields, but I cannot figure
> out how to display a 2-part interstate shield symbol with the parts
> properly lined up.  I have a base outline that displays in blue, and a
> red top-bar that displays in red. Unfortunately, the bar sits in the
> middle of the base, rather than at the top.  I have a road shields .ttf
> file that has shields in multiple pieces as well - same problem.
>
> How are these supposed to be done?

Use the OFFSETX and OFFSETY paramaters to nudge the pieces into place.

-Steve W