For some years now, I have been using PHP MapScript with my own code to make SVG maps for use on Wikipedia. Since these are static maps, I typically tweak them with an editor (moving or editing labels, re-positioning or re-sizing highway shields, et cetera) to make the maps look as good as possible.<div>
<br></div><div>Upon upgrading to MapServer 6.0.1, I found that with Cairo handling the SVG output, I can no longer modify the labels. It also makes the SVG files about three times larger in this application. I understand the rationale that I've read on this, in terms of ensuring that an SVG looks consistent across many different viewers; but it's not ideal for all applications.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm wondering if there are any plans for MapServer/Cairo to allow the option of producing text through <text> elements. For now I will probably move back to MapScript 5.6, but some of the new features in 6.0 would be very useful.<br clear="all">
<div><br></div>-- <br><br>Jeff Williams<br>
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