[mapserver-dev] Inline FONT references

Andy Colson andy at squeakycode.net
Tue Dec 8 22:00:25 EST 2009


On 12/08/2009 04:36 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Devs,
>
> I'm giving the QGIS dev team feedback on the MapServer Export tool
> (which has ability to export 'views' from QGIS to a mapfile). One thing
> they need to do is to export fonts for labeled features into a mapfile.
> They are wondering if there is any way possible to have an inline font
> in the mapfile (similar to how we can have an inline symbol, not
> referenced to an external symbol file). Since I believe the answer is
> 'no, can't be done', can we suggest some ways to help the QGIS devs
> through this issue?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -jeff
>


How about a map level default label.  Then inside classes/etc you can use 'label default'.  Or something like that.

-Andy


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