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

[Steve Lime]

As an FYI... I am working on a RFC to support multiple labels within a
class although by itself I don't know that it solves this particular
problem. It has application if for example you wanted to show two or
three shields side-by-side (one label point w/offsets).

I think being able to offset the starting position for repeating
labels would be another way to address this type of labeling. Recall
that REPEATDISTANCE was added in 6.0 so I'm thinking of adding
REPEATOFFSET [distance].

Steve

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Stephen Woodbridge
<woodbri at swoodbridge.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard Greenwood
>> richard.greenwood at gmail.com
>> www.greenwoodmap.com
>
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