[mapserver-dev] Label positioning around points

[Daniel Morissette]

On 12-09-21 11:28 AM, Christy Nieman wrote:
> I don't think they should be skipped, but UC and LC are, in my
> experience, not ideal point label locations.  As far as I know, the 4
> corners should be considered first (specific order is open for debate in
> the reading I've done).
>

Actually, it may just be a matter of taste, but I am of the opposite 
opinion. Looking at the two images attached to #4242, I find that the 
labels in position UC look better than in *L or *R positions:

http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/attachment/ticket/4249/label-placement-auto.png
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/attachment/ticket/4249/label-placement-auto-new.png 


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