I have no idea why this was documented this way. afaik there's no such limitation in the code.
-- tb On 11 June 2013 21:30, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) <[email protected] > wrote: > Tb,**** > > ** ** > > This page says only POLYGON layer types are supported:**** > > ** ** > > mapserver.org/mapfile/leader.html **** > > ** ** > > Is this old info??**** > > ** ** > > bobb**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *thomas bonfort > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:26 PM > *To:* Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) > *Cc:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] LABEL/LEADER examples??**** > > ** ** > > There is no limit on layer types. However a leader line/offseted label is > rejected if the line intersects a label-cached feature.**** > > ** ** > > --**** > > tb**** > > ** ** > > On 11 June 2013 20:39, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > All, > > Oops,nevermind, I figured out my problem, they are only supported on > POLYGON layers (huh??? Why the limit?). Hmm, I suppose I could fake a > POLYGON type in the output. The data is all point based in PostGIS, So I > could use an Envelope query of some sort I suppose, but I expect a > performance hit there of some sort. > > Hmm, I'll need to think about this some more . . . I wonder why only > POLYGONS are supported? Seems odd.**** > > > Bobb > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] LABEL/LEADER examples??**** > > Bob, > > The offset lable with a leader will only be attempted if there is a > collision with and existing label that requires moving the label to place > it on the image. > > -Steve W > > On 6/11/2013 2:14 PM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote: > > All, > > > > Hello, I've been reading up a bit on 6.2.? and was wondering if anyone > > had a sample of the LABEL/LEADER line mapfile that I could start > > experimenting from. > > > > I want to do something like a billboard label with a leader line to > > some POINT locations. > > > > I tried some real quick tests based on the docs for LEADER, but didn't > > get any leader lines to appear. I suspect this might need some > > tweaking of many mapfile VARs to get it looking the way I want. > > Longer term, I may need to do some muli-line billboard labels (if > possible). > > > > I would be glad to put my results back out somewhere public if there > > is interest. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bobb > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mapserver-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users**** > > ** ** >
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