[mapserver-users] graticule label position

Brent Fraser bfraser at geoanalytic.com
Wed Oct 5 12:31:58 EDT 2011


I doubt if it is fixed.  Some time ago I did some label positioning 
fixes on my local code version, so I'll test with that.

I just thought your PROJECTION, EXTENT, and GRID layer def would get me 
started...

Best Regards,
Brent Fraser


On 10/5/2011 10:28 AM, Shorthouse, David wrote:
> To be clear, I'm using PHP-mapscript (no mapfile at all) and MapServer
> 5.6.6. Was this known behavior and since fixed in 6.0.x? If so, I'm
> all over that!
>
> Dave
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Brent Fraser<bfraser at geoanalytic.com>  wrote:
>> Ok, that's a bug.  Can you send me your map file?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Brent Fraser
>>
>>
>> On 10/5/2011 10:15 AM, Shorthouse, David wrote:
>>> Brent,
>>>
>>> Tics are not so much a big deal. If I understand correctly, something
>>> like this cannot be avoided?
>>>
>>> http://www.simplemappr.net/?map=1110
>>>
>>> What I'd rather have is the labels positioned around the outside edge
>>> of the image (i.e. horizontally and vertically) rather than arcing and
>>> disappearing.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Brent Fraser<bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>>>   wrote:
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>>   If you mean a specific number of pixels from your neat line, the answer
>>>> is
>>>> no.  Currently the graticule logic fixes the location from the edge of
>>>> the
>>>> image (i.e. the other side of the label).  And it doesn't do tics.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Brent Fraser
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/5/2011 8:44 AM, Shorthouse, David wrote:
>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to fix the position of graticule labels around the
>>>>> outside edge of a map in the face of on-the-fly reprojections of a shp
>>>>> file? Following a hint in a very old post in the archives, I managed
>>>>> to make fixed margin around the outside edge of a map where I hoped I
>>>>> could place graticule labels, but unless I can actually fix their
>>>>> position, there's not much I can do. This is an example of what I am
>>>>> trying to do:
>>>>> http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~mfinkenbinder/Geol%20321/UTM_Zones.bmp
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
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>>>>>
>>



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