[mapserver-users] Using a Symbol instead of text for a label

[Fawcett, David (MPCA)]

Matt,

I haven't fully thought it through, but maybe the new Cluster functionality might work for this.  You could have a generic park symbol for the cluster symbol.

http://mapserver.org/mapfile/cluster.html

David.

From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Matt McClelland
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:15 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] Using a Symbol instead of text for a label

Hi

I have a bunch of symbols that overlap on a map.  EG at a park where I want to show an symbol for playground, toilet and picnic tables.  The data for each of these items are individual point data items.

I would like to ask mapserver, very kindly, to 'tile' nearby symbols into a group
OR
Use the main symbol like a label.  So that I could have a dot where the play equipment is, then nearby have the symbol for the play equipment.  This is obviously very easy to do with text, but is it possible with a symbol??

I have tried this
   CLASS
      EXPRESSION /play|playground/
      NAME "Children's Playground"
      STYLE
        SYMBOL 'waypoint'
        color 255 0 0
        SIZE 5
      END
      LABEL
         STYLE
          SYMBOL '/var/www/osm/kml/icons/play.png'
          Size 10
         END
     ...text styleing info....
      END
   END

I get my 'waypoint' dot and the play.png in the same location.  I would like the play.png to be positioned AUTO like I can with text.
Any ideas??

Thanks
Matt  :)
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