The label background is getting quite cluttered actually, we have backgroundcolor, backgroundshadowcolor, backgroundshadowsize, and maybe a couple of others I'm forgetting.
maybe we could add something equivalent to backgroundstyle that would have the same syntax as a class STYLE, that would then be passed on as a normal style to msDrawShadeSymbol, along with the shapeobj corresponding to the background shade. we'd then have all the goodness of mapserver styles: outlines, symbols, opacity, etc... just a thought, thomas On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Steve Lime <steve.l...@dnr.state.mn.us> wrote: > You can however, develop separate classes based on label length. You'd have > different > symbols to handle wide text vs. narrow. For example: > > LABELITEM 'myitem' > CLASS > EXPRESSION (length('[myitem]') > 5) # use a really wide shield > STYLE > SYMBOL 'reallywideshield' > ... > END > END > CLASS > EXPRESSION (length('[myitem]') > 3) # use a wide marker > STYLE > SYMBOL 'wideshield' > ... > END > END > CLASS # default to a regular shield > STYLE > SYMBOL 'shield' > ... > END > END > > Steve > >>>> On 4/28/2009 at 12:10 PM, in message > <2922382e0904281010i47fadd9ds51346665bd481...@mail.gmail.com>, Thomas Bonfort > <thomas.bonf...@camptocamp.com> wrote: >> this isn't currently possible. >> >> best regards, >> thomas >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Nelson Correia <nelson...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Do you know how to write an outline on the roads label boxes, just like the >>> ones that Google Maps has? In Mapserver docs I only see an outline for the >>> letters and not for the background. Does Mapserver support it? >>> >>> You can see the labels (L2150, K2, K7) with white background and black >>> outline at: >>> >>> >> http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=50.764911,10.953197&spn=0.038979,0.11158 >> &z=14 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Nelson >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check it >>> out! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapserver-users mailing list >>> mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> www.camptocamp.com >> +33 4 79 26 57 97 >> _______________________________________________ >> mapserver-users mailing list >> mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > > -- www.camptocamp.com +33 4 79 26 57 97 _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users