<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all...</div>
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<div>I want to have the street name labels placed within the width of road, in the proper direction (angle etc) just like how it appears in Google Maps. I am new to MapServer and I am not sure how I could achieve this. </div>
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<div>This is what I tried:</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">CLASS </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">NAME 'AP Road<span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"><span dir="rtl"></span>'</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">MAXSCALE 10000<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">MINSCALE 5000<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">STYLE<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">COLOR 85 85 85 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">SYMBOL 'circle<span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"><span dir="rtl"></span>'</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">SIZE 4<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">ANTIALIAS TRUE<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">END </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">STYLE<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">COLOR 255 255 255<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">SYMBOL 'circle<span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"><span dir="rtl"></span>'</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">SIZE 2<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">ANTIALIAS TRUE<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">END </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">LABEL<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">ANGLE follow</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">COLOR 0 0 0<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">FONT arial<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">TYPE TRUETYPE<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">SIZE 8<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">POSITION auto<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">BUFFER 10<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">END<span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="AR-AE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE">END</span></p>
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<div>This did not help. I have 19 classes of roads in my road layer. The labels are the same in almost all in the classes. Styles vary according to the scale. What changes do I make..I am very confused. Please kindly advise me on how to proceed.</div>
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<div>Thank you very much.</div>
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