At 12:31 PM 01/25/2000 -0800, Ron Simpson wrote:
> >My question is how do I display text objects only inside a given region?
>
>The simplest way I have found to do this is to create a mask in the
>cosmetic layer to cover the offending text. If the area is rectangular,
>create a white, opaque rectangle or polygon around the area to be
>printed that's wide enough to mask anything that you don't want to see.
>I normally create a polygon covering the exact extent of the map I want
>to plot, then create a second one thats about 20% larger. Delete the
>inner rectangle from the larger one and your left with a buffer aroung
>the map that acts as a mask.
Actually, Clip Region is supposed to clip text too. I remember back under
one of the previous releases of MI Pro that this would not work right.
Maybe you need to look for a patch on www.mapinfo.com, update the drivers
on your video, or fork out more money for the latest MI Pro that doesn't
have that bug in it.
Steve Wallace
GIS & Market Information Manager
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
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