Not sure which version of MapXtreme Java you are using, but version 4.0 has a feature called "Label Thematics". Essentially this allows you to assign priority to labels (among other things) based upon a column (or column expression) in your database. (MapInfo Pro users, begin drooling). This may explain the difference in behavior, but then again maybe not...I do not have MapXtreme Java 4.0 (I learned this in a MapWorld seminar today!)
Cheers, Chris Christopher DuBuc Sage Software Orlando, FL www.sagesoft.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Hicks Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:58 PM To: MapInfo-list (E-mail) (E-mail) Subject: MI-L "Overlapping Text" label display order Anyone encountered the following difference between MI Pro and MapExtreme? The display order for labels, which determines which labels get suppressed by the Overlapping Text control, is simply the order of objects in the file, and can be changed by sorting the file. In MapExtreme J, however, the display order seems to be different so that - as described below - I can't control which city names get suppressed. I have little towns displaying and big cities not. In MapInfo Pro, I can sort a city file by population, descending, and the overlapping label suppression will suppress the labels for smaller cities and display the labels for larger cities. I use this sorted tab file in Mapextreme Java and it doesn't seem to work. Although the display order is different than before I sorted it, I am still getting larger city labels suppressed by smaller city labels. Anyone know what is going on? Brian Hicks Sr. Product Manager Vectiv Corporation 1919 5th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 t 510.666.3620 f 510.315.3124 _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
