[mapserver-users] multiple highway shields on a single line

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Rich,

You might want to look at these bugs and add yourself to the CC and 
comment on your use case.

http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3675
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3044

-Steve W

On 10/18/2011 8:18 PM, Richard Greenwood wrote:
> Steve, Bob,
>
> Thanks for the ideas. Steve - As I was composing my email I was
> thinking that there was a good chance that you'd have suggestions and
> as always I appreciate your help. Bob - I haven't gotten far enough to
> get stuck yet! I'm just trolling for ideas from folks that have more
> experience with advanced labeling than myself.
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Bob Basques
> <Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>  wrote:
>>
>> Richard,
>>
>> Not impossible, I don't think.
>>
>> Forcing them all on will be the trick,  How to avoid collisions while still forcing all the labels on.
>>
>> As far as the labels themselves, that's fairly straight forward.  You should be able to build a CLASS for each Shield label.  I assume you have some sort of attribute on the line work that indicates that all those shields apply?  Or possibly a line segment per Shield for labeling?
>>
>> where are you stuck?
>>
>> bobb
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> Richard Greenwood<richard.greenwood at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>> I have an area where 4 numbered US highways are coincident (all
>> following the same road) that I would like to label with the standard
>> US highway shield superimposed with the individual route numbers as
>> shown on the attached gif. Any suggestions as to how to accomplish
>> this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rich
>>
>> --
>> Richard Greenwood
>> richard.greenwood at gmail.com
>> www.greenwoodmap.com
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>
>
> --
> Richard Greenwood
> richard.greenwood at gmail.com
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