[mapserver-users] Position of label

[Milo van der Linden]

If your AJAX webmap client of choice happens to be OpenLayers, there are 
better ways to do this.

Assuming you don't want the whole world labeled, you might consider 
using a WFS layer instead of a WMS layer. Then you can use OpenLayers to 
create *real* vector layers that can even have effects such as light up 
or resize *and* make the mouse cursor change when moving over a label or 
object. Plus it will give you the option to open up pop-up balloons, 
something you will hardly get done using a raster-layer only.

Otherwise, you are in there on your own. Your ajax script would need to 
translate real coordinates to pixel coordinates, guess label coordinates 
and stuff.. I would not go there if I where you.

"Don't invent wheels, ride great cars"

Kind regards,

Milo van der Linden

Jan Hartmann wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Is there a way to get back the exact position of the labels in a 
> MapServer map? I want to make the labels clickable with Ajax, so a x-y 
> values in image coordinates would be enough. I looked in the Template 
> and Mapscript docs, but couldn't find anything about the (computed) 
> position of labels.
>
> Jan
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