There use to be a tool called carttext.mbx on directions mag that did the trick. Worked better than any of the tools out there that I found so far (that's free that is).
"Driver, Greg 9434" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Naz, I've just come across a new tool posted on DirectionsMag http://www.directionsmag.com/files/index.php/view/629 that will bend text to a curved line or region object. You have to enter the text manually rather then using an attribute of a feature, but it works okay in a map window (not for layouts though). It lacks some of the control features you might get in a DTP packages, but it's a start and I can seeing it being useful. Greg Driver -----Original Message----- From: Driver, Greg 9434 Sent: 07 February 2005 17:05 To: 'Ali, Naz @ Vancouver'; MI-L (E-mail) Subject: RE: MI-L Aligning Text Unfortunately you can't do it in standard MapInfo (we've been asking for awhile now!). There are some add-ons that you can buy which will do the job though: http://www.maptext.com/ (I think there's another one but can't remember it's name at moment) Greg Driver -----Original Message----- From: Ali, Naz @ Vancouver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 February 2005 16:52 To: MI-L (E-mail) Subject: MI-L Aligning Text Hi Everyone: This might be very graphic, however, in MI, for straight lines, the text can be rotated to align it to the line. How about curved lines? Is there a way to align these text (such as, river names) to the curved lines? Thanks Naz Ali | Marketing Services CB Richard Ellis Limited 1111 West Georgia Street, Suite 600 | Vancouver, BC V6E 4M3 T 604 662 5173 | F 604 684 9368 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.cbre.com Internet communications are not secure and therefore Surrey Police does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. This email and any attachments may be confidential. They may contain privileged information and are intended for the named addressee (s) only. They must not be distributed without our consent. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and delete the message and any attachments from your computer, do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this email are those of the individual sender, and not of Surrey Police. We believe but do not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free. You must therefore take full responsibility for virus checking. Surrey Police reserves the right to monitor all email communications through their networks. Yours truly, Don Mitchell, FT, GIS PG 385 Highview Drive St. Thomas, ON N5R 5Z5 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web
