It looks like gvSIG has got some handy annotation support in their latest release. I haven't tried them myself, but it looks like I need to get going on the free form label support for OpenJUMP. :]
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mario Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 25, 2007 7:59 AM Subject: [Freegis-list] New version of gvSIG project now available: gvSIG 1.1 (stable) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The new release, gvSIG 1.1, has been published. As usual, it is available to download in the Downloads section of the web page (http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=1731&L=2). New features of this version: - Installation: - gvSIG installation includes now JAI 1.1.3. - JCRS Extension: - Now integrated in the installation. - geoDB: - Now integrated in the installation. - Field Calculator: - It automatically fills table fields by calculating from values in the same table or geometry properties like area, length, etc. - Annotation Layer: - It can be generated from feature layers with any kind og geometry, not just points. - A new independent non-virtual layer is created and persisted as shp. - The original layer is not removed from the View. - The table associated to the new shp file contains fields for Text, Font, Color, Height and Rotation. - There is a new menu option "Properties of annotation layer", where it is possible to choose units (meters or pixels), to draw text only, etc. - In the "Add Layer" dialog, a new tab allows loading of Annotation layers. - The process can eliminate duplicated labels. - The annotation layer can be generated from selected features. - The process can eliminate overlapping labels. - PostGIS: - When exporting to PostGIS, it is possible to specify the database Schema name to save to. - Export to raster: - A raster can be exported, either a complete layer or a selected area, to a TIFF file. -- Mario Carrera Rodríguez Grupo SIG-CAD / gvSIG Asistencia técnica externa Servicio de Organización e Informática Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport Generalitat Valenciana Valencia (España) _______________________________________________ Freegis-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://intevation.de/mailman/listinfo/freegis-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
