limiting significant digits on labels

[Steve Lime]

My idea at the moment would be to extend the [item...] tag that already
is supported (see RFC 9)
so it can be used in the TEXT element of a class. Besides setting
significant digits you can also 
commify numbers, and we could add to it. In the end you could do:

  TEXT '[item name=area precision=2 commify=true] acres'

This would work for all providers.

Steve

>>> Tamas Szekeres <szekerest at GMAIL.COM> 12/15/2006 4:41:12 PM >>>
Jim,

This problem also applies to the OGR data provider and that's why the
following bug:

http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1053 

was posted.


Best Regards,

Tamas Szekeres



2006/12/15, Jim Manning <jmanning at whsun1.wh.whoi.edu>:
> My numeric labels appear as, for example, "5.40000000000". How do I
> specify a format so they look like "5.4"?
> My first post ever to a listserv.  I hope it is ok.
> -JiM.
>