[mapserver-users] LABEL/LEADER examples??

[thomas bonfort]

I have no idea why this was documented this way. afaik there's no such
limitation in the code.

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tb


On 11 June 2013 21:30, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us
> wrote:

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> This page says only POLYGON layer types are supported:****
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>   mapserver.org/mapfile/leader.html  ****
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> Is this old info??****
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> bobb****
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> *From:* mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *thomas bonfort
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:26 PM
> *To:* Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
> *Cc:* mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] LABEL/LEADER examples??****
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> There is no limit on layer types. However a leader line/offseted label is
> rejected if the line intersects a label-cached feature.****
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> tb****
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> On 11 June 2013 20:39, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) <
> bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote:****
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> All,
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> Oops,nevermind, I figured out my problem, they are only supported on
> POLYGON layers (huh??? Why the limit?).  Hmm, I suppose I could fake a
> POLYGON type in the output.  The data is all point based in PostGIS, So I
> could use an Envelope query of some sort I suppose, but I expect a
> performance hit there of some sort.
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> Hmm, I'll need to think about this some more . . . I wonder why only
> POLYGONS are supported?  Seems odd.****
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> Bobb
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:18 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] LABEL/LEADER examples??****
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> Bob,
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> The offset lable with a leader will only be attempted if there is a
> collision with and existing label that requires moving the label to place
> it on the image.
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> -Steve W
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> On 6/11/2013 2:14 PM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
> > All,
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> > Hello, I've been reading up a bit on 6.2.? and was wondering if anyone
> > had a sample of the LABEL/LEADER line mapfile that I could start
> > experimenting from.
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> > I want to do something like a billboard label with a leader line to
> > some POINT locations.
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> > I tried some real quick tests based on the docs for LEADER, but didn't
> > get any leader lines to appear.  I suspect this might need some
> > tweaking of many mapfile VARs to get it looking the way I want.
> > Longer term, I may need to do some muli-line billboard labels  (if
> possible).
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> > I would be glad to put my results back out somewhere public if there
> > is interest.
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> > Thanks
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> > Bobb
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