OFFSET 2 -99 would be the way to go, but isn't the most optimal solution Havard, we're paving the road right now for the ORIGIN to happen, just have to be patient ;)
-- thomas On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 08:47, Havard Tveite <havard.tve...@umb.no> wrote: > Perhaps you could use OFFSET (with -99) - I have not tried it. > See: http://mapserver.org/mapfile/symbology/construction.html > > A general mechanism (CENTER/ORIGIN) for defining the > centre point of a symbol for more control of the > precise placement of symbols was suggested in RFC 45 > http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-45.html , > but I don't think this has been implemented yet. > > Håvard Tveite > > On 2/23/2010 10:31 AM, windfreak wrote: >> >> I use truetype fonts to render symbols along a line. The fonts are always >> parallel to the line. Unfortunately I see the fonts are always centered >> vertically along the line. Even symbols like the '^' or '`' symbol appear >> on >> the line. How can I disable this vertical alignment? >> Here you see an example of a triangle symbol that should appear above the >> line. http://n2.nabble.com/file/n4617860/example.png >> Here you see an example of the '^' symbol, also aligned on the line. >> http://n2.nabble.com/file/n4617860/example2.png >> >> >> ----- >> http://www.topspots.org > > -- > Håvard Tveite > Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, UMB > Drøbakveien 31, POBox 5003, N-1432 Ås, NORWAY > Phone: +47 64965483 Fax: +47 64965401 http://www.umb.no/imt/ > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users