[mapserver-users] display feature name beside feature

[sunny74]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your reply.
I had gone thru' the links you have given before making this post.But I am
having the problems given in the link below:

http://n2.nabble.com/font-error-while-trying-to-show-Label-on-map-td3654455.html#a3654455
When using truetype I get the error probably bec' I am not able to specify
the fontset file.
So I need to know the following:
1) What kind of file is the fontset file?I think it is a text file
2) Where do I keep the fontset file - in the same folder as the map file or
in different folder.If different folder how do I specify the path in the map
file.
3) Where do I keep the fonts? Is it okay if I keep it in the Windows Font
Folder i.e C:/Windows/Fonts
4)How do I specify the path of the fonts in the fontset file?

Pls give ur answer so as to solve this problem.



After 

Michael Schulz wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> you can use the labeling options mapserver offers. Labeling can be
> accomplished by adding a label section to a class of a layer. You can
> define the labelitem aka. a fieldname of a shape's attributes or a
> database table, that mapserver takes the value from to actually label
> a feature.
> 
> Read on here:
> - http://mapserver.org/introduction.html#label
> - http://mapserver.org/mapfile/label.html
> 
> If you want to have the labeling as a separate layer, that can be
> turned on and off, you should have a look at the annotation layer
> type.
> 
> Cheers, Michael
> 
> 2009/9/18 sunny74 <sb.ray at hotmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have  a number of features(Layers) in my map.One of the feature is a
>> Water
>> Body.
>>
>> How can I display the feature name beside the feature?
>> Is there anything in the map file which can do this or do I have to do
>> this
>> thru' coding in js?
>> I am using mapserver v 5.0.0 with openlayers.
>>
>> If anybody has a solution pls mention in detail.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
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