[Mapserver-users] How to Draw Annotation Layer Last

Ed McNierney ed at topozone.com
Tue Jan 21 09:04:08 PST 2003


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Dan -
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MapServer draws all layers in order in the mapfile from bottom to top - =
that is, each layer in turn is drawn on top of all preceding layers.  =
Put your annotation layer as the last layer in the file.
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    - Ed
Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA  01863
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Barron [mailto:dbarron at ddive.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:49 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [Mapserver-users] How to Draw Annotation Layer Last


Hello,

I have searched through the archives w/o much luck on determining what I =
am doing wrong. =20

I am using MapServer v3.5 and am trying to draw an annotation layer so =
it is always the last layer to be drawn and shows on top of all other =
layers.  Right now it is always drawn under my other layers and is not =
seen.  I also use PHP/Mapscript to create the maps and have tried to =
force this layer to be drawn last, w/o success.  Can anyone clue me in =
on the method to ensure this layer is always draw last, either via the =
map file only or via php/mapscript?  Below is the map file entry for the =
layer and the php/mapscript snippet.

Thanks!


LAYER
 NAME 'credits'
 STATUS ON
 TRANSFORM false
 TYPE annotation
 FEATURE
   POINTS 5 10 END
   TEXT '=A9 www.destinationdive.com <http://www.destinationdive.com/> ' =
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 END
 CLASS
   LABEL
     TYPE truetype
     FONT verdana
     SIZE 8
     ANTIALIAS true
     COLOR 0 0 0=20
     POSITION UR
   END
 END
END


// ~~~ DRAW Credits Layers ~~~
$creditsLayer =3D $map->getLayerByName( 'credits' );
$creditsLayer->set( 'status', MS_ON );
$creditsLayer->draw( $image );

// ~~~ DRAW the PNG files for map, scalebar, and reference map ~~~
$image_url_PNG=3D$image->saveWebImage(MS_PNG,1,1,0);




Dan Barron
Principal / Founder
Destination Software LLC - developers of Destination DIVE(tm)
dbarron at ddive.com
http:// <http://www.destinationdive.com/>   =
<http://www.destinationdive.com/> www.destinationdive.com
(619) 275-5346



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size=3D2>MapServer draws all layers in order in the mapfile from bottom =
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Ed McNierney<BR>President and Chief =
Mapmaker<BR>TopoZone.com /=20
Maps a la carte, Inc.<BR>73 Princeton Street, Suite 305<BR>North =
Chelmsford,=20
MA  01863<BR>ed at topozone.com<BR>(978) 251-4242 =
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  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Dan Barron=20
  [mailto:dbarron at ddive.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 21, 2003 =
11:49=20
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B>=20
  [Mapserver-users] How to Draw Annotation Layer=20
  Last<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hello,<BR><BR>I have searched through the =
archives=20
  w/o much luck on determining what I am doing wrong.  <BR><BR>I am =
using=20
  MapServer v3.5 and am trying to draw an annotation layer so it is =
always the=20
  last layer to be drawn and shows on top of all other layers.  =
Right now=20
  it is always drawn under my other layers and is not seen.  I also =
use=20
  PHP/Mapscript to create the maps and have tried to force this layer to =
be=20
  drawn last, w/o success.  Can anyone clue me in on the method to =
ensure=20
  this layer is always draw last, either via the map file only or via=20
  php/mapscript?  Below is the map file entry for the layer and the =

  php/mapscript snippet.<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR><BR>LAYER<BR> NAME=20
  'credits'<BR> STATUS ON<BR> TRANSFORM false<BR> TYPE=20
  annotation<BR> FEATURE<BR>   POINTS 5 10 =
END<BR>  =20
  TEXT '=A9 <A href=3D"http://www.destinationdive.com/"=20
  eudora=3D"autourl">www.destinationdive.com</A>' =20
  <BR> END<BR> CLASS<BR>   =
LABEL<BR>    =20
  TYPE truetype<BR>     FONT=20
  verdana<BR>     SIZE 8<BR>     =

  ANTIALIAS true<BR>     COLOR 0 0 0=20
  <BR>     POSITION UR<BR>  =20
  END<BR> END<BR>END<BR><BR><BR>// ~~~ DRAW Credits Layers=20
  ~~~<BR>$creditsLayer =3D $map->getLayerByName( 'credits'=20
  );<BR>$creditsLayer->set( 'status', MS_ON =
);<BR>$creditsLayer->draw(=20
  $image );<BR><BR>// ~~~ DRAW the PNG files for map, scalebar, and =
reference=20
  map=20
  =
~~~<BR>$image_url_PNG=3D$image->saveWebImage(MS_PNG,1,1,0);<BR><BR><BR=
><X-SIGSEP>
  <P></X-SIGSEP><B>Dan Barron<BR></B>Principal / Founder<BR>Destination =
Software=20
  LLC - developers of<B> Destination DIVE™<BR></B><FONT=20
  color=3D#0000ff><U>dbarron at ddive.com<BR></U></FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.destinationdive.com/" =
eudora=3D"autourl">http://</A><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.destinationdive.com/" eudora=3D"autourl"><FONT=20
  color=3D#0000ff><U>www.destinationdive.com</A><BR></U></FONT>(619)=20
  275-5346<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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