Morgan, I have a route to do this, its not pretty but does work. I'm not a big user of labels so there may be a better solution already out there.
method: 1 zoom out to view the entire road layer. 2 now label as normal but make sure that you allow overlapping text, label is CENTRED on the object, rotated with the lines, has NO offset, and NO arrows. 3 this will fill your screen with labels that are useless. 4 now use the labeler.mbx that comes with mapinfo to export the labels to the cosmetic layer 5 now save the cosmetic layer as MyLableTab (it should re-open in the mapper automatically...if it doesnt open it and add it) 6 open the mapbasic window 7 now zoom in to an appropriately close level on your street map and set the font on the font-picker button of the drawing tools pad, to a suitable font size (say 8 point) You'll need to experiment here because this will be the final label size) 8 now cut and paste the following into the the mapbasic window, highlight it and press return Alter Table "MyLableTab" ( add text Char(254),rotation Float ) Interactive Update MyLableTab Set text = objectinfo(obj,3) Update MyLableTab Set rotation = objectgeography(obj,7) set coordsys table MyLableTab update MyLableTab set obj = createpoint(centroidx(obj), centroidy(obj)) update MyLableTab set obj = CreateText( frontwindow() , centroidx(obj) , centroidy(obj) , text , rotation , 0,0 ) now re-add teh MyLableTab back into your street map and you should now see the labels at the smaller size AND covering the whole map, not just the map view. the key to this working is NOT to have any form of offset or label realignment set in the original labelling choice...if you have to have offsets or displaced labels then the only way i know of doing this is by appending lots of small screens-worth of labelling.. hth R ********************************************************************* This e-mail message, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. However, the information contained in this e-mail may subsequently be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. If this message was not addressed to you, you have received it in error and any copying, distribution or other use of any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the British Geological Survey. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and the BGS accepts no liability for claims arising as a result of the use of this medium to transmit messages from or to the BGS. http://www.bgs.ac.uk ********************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14301
