Labelling Streets

[Bill Thoen]

Never mind, I solved it (with some help). The answer is that you need to 
use TrueType fonts if you want text to rotate.

Bill Thoen wrote:
> I'm trying to label street lines, but MapServer seems to be ignoring 
> the parameter ANGLE AUTO in my LABEL object. Labels are showing but 
> they are all displayed horizontally. What I want is to have them 
> parallel with the street lines. Is this due to using bitmapped fonts 
> or is there something else I need to be aware of?
>
> - Bill Thoen
>