Labeling with ANGLE follow parameter

[Steve Lime]

As it sits now the path following text support is for raster output only. Perhaps Assefa (
the SVG support developer) could comment futher. 

The path support currently available is highly dependent on GD so I'm not sure how well
it will translate. Ideally SVG (or PDF) renderer would be able to do this sort of thing
indendent of MapServer. That is, MapServer kicks out the shape and the label and 
leaves the rest to the client.

As for source code, mapsvg.c contains all the necessary code. Mapgd.c and maplabel.c 
contains the path processing support for GD output.

Steve

>>> Roxana Sevciuc <roxana.sevciuc at GMAIL.COM> 7/3/2006 11:04:01 AM >>>
Hello list,

I'm trying to display some road labels using a PostGIS database and the SVG
output format file. It is mandatory for me that the labels follow the line
(roads) curves, as well as the use of the SVG format.

Until now, I managed to do this only with the PNG output format by using the
"ANGLE follow" facility, as I'm using the latest version of MapServer. My
question is: is there possible to get the same result for the "IMAGETYPE
svg"? Is this option also available for the SVG?

If YES, why's that my mapfile (extract attached bellow) act like an "ANGLE
auto" setup? I have complex LINESTRING in my database, so MapServer should
be able to compute, for mostly all roads, the necessary paths for labels.

Is there someone able to link me to the source code which take into account
the labeling position issue and the generation of the SVG file?

Thanks a lot for helping me

Roxana SEVCIUC