[Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.

FRANZ OKYERE franzzoa at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 23 18:24:34 EST 2009 

When I try to run shp2img an error message which says libmap.dll is missing shows up, but thats not true- libmap.dll exists in apache/cgi-bin. I guess may need to reinstall? Cheers.

> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:02 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> From: bfraser at geoanalytic.com
> To: franzzoa at hotmail.com
> CC: geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> 
> Yikes! That usually means mapserver crashed.  Try using the mapserver's
> shp2img.exe on the command line with your map file to see if the operating
> system gives any more information (like missing DLLs).
> 
> 
> > I've managed to check both error reports but the message in them is not
> > specific. Eg- from the mozilla tools, internal server error, and from use
> > error log, premature end of script headers (not sure what this means
> > though). Any ideas why my label will not follow the line direction?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:37:57 -0800
> > From: danlittle at yahoo.com
> > Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> > To: franzzoa at hotmail.com; geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >
> >
> >
> > I find using Firefox's "Tools" -> "page Info" menu then looking in the
> > media tab to be the easiest way to go.
> >
> > You'll scroll down the list until you see the URL that refers to the image
> > (which should be in italics to indicate it is "broken"), then copy the url
> > and open it up in a new tab/window.
> >
> > From: FRANZ OKYERE <franzzoa at hotmail.com>
> > To: geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 7:07:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'll try that and see how it goes.  Thanks.
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:43:50 -0700
> >> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> >> From: bfraser at geoanalytic.com
> >> To: franzzoa at hotmail.com
> >> CC: geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >>
> >> That means Mapserver is not sending back an image (but is likely sending
> >> back an error message).  You could turn set DEBUG 5 in the LAYER (and
> >> you'll likely need to set the MAP's CONFIG MS_ERRORFILE
> >> "\ms4w\tmp\mserror.txt") to see if it reports a error.  Or you could use
> >> an HTTP sniffer like smartsniff to view the conversation between
> >> Geomoose
> >> and mapserver.
> >>
> >> Brent
> >>
> >>
> >> > Yes I use vera_sans which happens to be in the fontset.list but then
> >> the
> >> > background goes pinkish, you know.
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:27 -0700
> >>
> >  >> Subject: RE: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> >> >> From: bfraser at geoanalytic.com
> >> >> To: franzzoa at hotmail.com
> >> >>
> >> >> Sounds like the problem is with TrueType fonts.  What do you specify
> >> for
> >> >> the font name?  Is it in the fonts\fontset.list?  What is your MAP ->
> >> >> FONTSET pointing to?
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Yes Brent Here is portion of my map file that is supposed to do the
> >> >> lines
> >> >> > and the labels. The shapefile is of a line type.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >   LAYER
> >> >> >     NAME 'demoroads2'
> >> >> >     TYPE LINE
> >> >> >     DATA
> >> 'C:\ms4w\apps\geomoose2\maps\demo\countydata\demoroads.shp'
> >> >> >     METADATA
> >> >> >       'wms_title' 'demoroads'
> >> >> >     END
> >>
> >  >> >     STATUS DEFAULT
> >> >> >     TRANSPARENCY 100
> >> >> >     PROJECTION
> >> >> >     'proj=longlat'
> >> >> >     'ellps=WGS84'
> >> >> >     'datum=WGS84'
> >> >> >     'no_defs'
> >> >> >     END
> >> >> > CLASS
> >> >> >   EXPRESSION ('[ROADCLASS]' eq 'C')
> >> >> >
> >> >> >   STYLE
> >> >> >     COLOR 255 0 0
> >> >> >     SYMBOL 'plainline'
> >> >> >     SIZE 2
> >> >> >     MINSIZE 1
> >> >> >     MAXSIZE 4
> >> >> >   END
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > END
> >> >> > END
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > #and then I use an annotation layer to add the labels
> >> >> >
> >> >> >         LAYER # Road layer
> >> >> >
> >       NAME road_labels
> >> >> >         DATA
> >> >> 'C:\ms4w\apps\geomoose2\maps\demo\countydata\demoroads.shp'
> >> >> >         STATUS ON
> >> >> >         TYPE annotation
> >> >> >         MAXSCALEDENOM 2834
> >> >> >         MINSCALEDENOM 1400
> >> >> >         LABELITEM 'ROAD_NAME'
> >> >> >         LABELCACHE ON
> >> >> >
> >> >> >         CLASS
> >> >> >         LABEL
> >> >> >
> >> >> >         COLOR 144 250 0
> >> >> >
> >> >> >         BUFFER 4
> >> >> >         ANGLE AUTO
> >> >> >        END
> >> >> >          END
> >> >> > END  # End of Road layer
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now,
> >> >> > the above works fine and shows the lines and labels but once I add
> >> >> > ANGLE FOLLOW
> >  and/or TYPE TRUETYPE everything disappears. So what can I
> >> >> > do to see the labels whowing and following the line direction?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cheers.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Franz Okyere.
> >> >> >  GIS Specialist
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:36:55 -0700
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Curved labels and libgd or gd.
> >> >> >> From: bfraser at geoanalytic.com
> >> >> >> To: franzzoa at hotmail.com
> >> >> >> CC: geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> libgd is not important to ANGLE FOLLOW (at least not that I'm
> >> aware
> >> >> of).
> >> >> >> Are your labels using a
> >  TrueType font (not bitmapped)?  When you say
> >> >> >> they
> >> >> >> don't align, does that mean they are only horizontal?  Are the
> >> layers
> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> are trying to label TYPE LINE?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Best Regards,
> >> >> >> Brent Fraser
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Hi All, I need to find out whether I have libgd with my
> >> mapserver
> >> >> >> > installation- I'm using gm2 on ms2.3.1. as my labels don't align
> >> >> with
> >> >> >> my
> >> >> >> > line feature even after I have used angle follow in my mapfile.
> >> >> I've
> >> >> >> > downloaded the gd-2.0.33-1 binaries but honestly i'm not sure
> >> what
> >> >> i'm
> >> >> >> > doing with them. Can anyone help! Thanks. Franz Okyere.
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