Re: [Maposmatic-dev] [mapnik] Issue with long names

[David MENTRE]

Hello,

2012/3/26 David MENTRE <address@hidden>:
> 2012/3/26 David MENTRE <address@hidden>:
>> Like in case 1, we would like to split the long name over several
>> lines. How can we do this with Mapnik2? Any pointer to relevant
>> documentation and examples?
>
> We are making some progress. We are now able to have smaller names
> with following TextSymbolizer (using
> placements="E,W,N,S,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1") :
>
>        <Rule>
>            <Filter>(([highway]=&apos;unclassified&apos;) or
> ([highway]=&apos;residential&apos;))</Filter>
>            <MinScaleDenominator>5000</MinScaleDenominator>
>            <MaxScaleDenominator>12500</MaxScaleDenominator>
>            <TextSymbolizer fontset-name="book-fonts" size="9"
> fill="rgb(255,0,0)" placement="line" vertical-alignment="auto"
> halo-radius="1" wrap-character="\n" wrap-width="5" wrap-before="true"
> line-spacing="9" spacing="300" max-char-angle-delta="40"
> allow-overlap="true" horizontal-alignment="auto"
> placement-type="simple"
> placements="E,W,N,S,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1">[name]</TextSymbolizer>
>        </Rule>
>
>
> However, we are not able to obtain street name on several lines. Is
> there a specific attribute of TextSymbolizer to set?

After looking at Mapnik2 source code, it appears that wrapping
algorithm is apparently not called if placement="line" (it is only
called for placement="point"). Would anybody see a workaround to keep
placement="line" while keeping wrapping for long names?

Best regards,
david