RE: [MI-L] Exported text not aligned

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:26:08 -0700

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Spencer,
 
That would work, but I've got the problem that the area I'm exporting (with the tiles) is 150km square, and when that area is in view the labels are huge, and overlapping  - so when I run the labeller tool the sizes are wrong. I can't make the labels small enough at this level of zoom to get it to work.
 
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Spencer Simpson
Sent: 03 October 2006 18:23
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [MI-L] Exported text not aligned

If you create a layout that shows the entire extent of the map you want at the scale you want, you can transfer the labels from Layout view.  In fact, you're probably better off using Save Window As from a layout window rather than a Map window.

 

HTH

Spencer

 

From: Tim Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:47 PM
To: Spencer Simpson; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [MI-L] Exported text not aligned

 

Thanks Spencer,

Good idea.

How can I get the tool to move all road names for the entire layer to text objects? It only copies what's on the screen.

 

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Spencer Simpson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2006 17:09
To: Tim Smith; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [MI-L] Exported text not aligned

You are probably using labels where you should be using text objects instead. 

 

Labels are tied to a Map window; they are automatically placed by MapInfo and always stay the same size on the screen, meaning they grow and shrink with respect to the Earth.  They do this even if you adjust them.

Text objects exist in a table and are always the same size with respect to the Earth, meaning they appear to grow and shrink on the screen as you zoom in and out.

 

One of the tools that comes with MapInfo is called "Labeler" and lets you convert labels into text objects.  Once you turn the tool on via Tools->Tool Manager you can invoke Tools->Label Functions->Transfer current labels to move the labels into a table. After you do this, make sure to save the workspace under a DIFFERENT name from the one you opened it with, as the results may not be exactly what you want.  You'll need to re-run the tool after adjusting map scales and font sizes, probably several times, before you're satisfied with the result.

 

Hope this helps

Spencer

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Smith
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MI-L] Exported text not aligned

 

Hi List,

 

I'm exporting two adjacent raster tiles of a vector map, but the road names so not align properly when I put them side-by-side. The roads and other non-text features align perfectly. I'm using the 'Save Window As...' tool.

Is there a way to make text appear at the same place at the same zoom level no matter where the center of your map window is?

My projection is UTM (WGS84) Zone 32 Northern Hemisphere (Switzerland).

 

Here is a link to two adjacent tiles:

 

Here is a link to the two tiles joined together - you can see the roads align, but the text doesn't.

 

The pink circles indicate where the text does not flow correctly from one tile to the next.

The pink arrows indicate where the text is ok when it crosses from one tile to the next.

 

Any ideas?

 

Kind regards

 

Tim


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