[mapserver-users] mapserver and PAL

[Steve Lime]

It hasn't to date. The polygon orientation options look especially useful.  However, it only supports 4 point
locations though (MapServer does 9) and doesn't support curved label placement. On the surface there's a
lot of overlap between PAL and the stock label placement code. Would be interesting to see the same map 
labeled by both for visual and speed comparisons. 

I think any effort in this area would need to be spearheaded by a particularly interested user, organization
and/or developer. If there were significant improvements demonstrated over the existing engine then that
would help things.

Steve

>>> On 11/18/2009 at 2:55 PM, in message
<e12429640911181255i1b7188c6m232ffd232593f2c9 at mail.gmail.com>, "G. Allegri"
<giohappy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello list,
> has the integration of PAL (label placement library) with Mapserver ever
> been considered?
> There is a lot of work in progress in other osgeo projectd (eg qgis) to
> leverage on it, and I was wondering if also Mapserver could benefit of it.
> 
> thanks,
> giovanni
> 
> PAL: http://pal.heig-vd.ch/