On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Martin Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am styling a map which displays points along roads. A label is
> displayed for each point. Unfortunately, when roads are near one another
> (such as in dual-carriageways) conflict resolution prevents some labels
> from displaying even though there is lots of available space nearby. (See
> attached image - ideally every point would be labelled).
>
> In the case of labels along lines this kind of problem can be solved by
> using the SLD maxDisplacement vendor option. Is there any option or
> strategy which will allow point labels to be automatically displaced in the
> same way? (I've tried spaceAround, but that just results in ugly
> collisions).
>
> If not, would it be possible to extend the maxDisplacement option to work
> with points as well? One issue might be that relocating a point label is
> pretty unconstrained (unlike lines). One way of dealing with this would be
> to allow point labels to be automatically displaced left or right and up or
> down from the point - this would allow 4 options to try for label position.
>
maxDisplacement already works for points (using concentric circles search
pattern) and polygons as well (same as points).
Cheers
Andrea
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