Symbols within an area

[Dan Taylor]

Just to say thanks for helping - especially to Stephen, who's
suggestion was exactly what I was after.  The trees look pretty good
now,with just one problem...  I can't for the life of me get the image
to be transparent.  See other thread for my moanings about that!

http://logicalgenetics.com/assorted/upload/output_not_working.jpg

Dan

On 4/18/05, James Sohr <jms4 at po.cwru.edu> wrote:
> Matt,
> 
> This is actually the result of a very-beta-level MapScript function I
> wrote that draws path-following text labels for a given layer.
> 
> I say it's very beta since it doesn't do any sort of collision detection,
> and in some cases can produce upside down or backwards labels.  I am
> working on those issues, as well as adding auto line-wrapping and auto-
> placement features sometime in the future.
> 
> Still, if anyone is interesting in playing with the present version, I can
> share the function and/or the madness behind it.
> 
> Thanks,
>   James
> 
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:24:24 -0700, Matthew Perry <perrygeo at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> 
> >James,
> >
> >  {slightly off-topic} In the example gif,  How did you generate the
> >labels to curve with the road? I wasn't aware of any mapfile
> >configuration that would allow you to spline text labels like this. Did
> you
> >accomplish this with mapserver proper or a custom mapscript solution?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >--
> >Matt Perry
> >Humboldt State University
> >perrygeo at gmail.com
> 


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Dan Taylor

Software Development Engineer, JTL Systems Ltd
PhD Student, Reading University, UK

http://www.logicalgenetics.com