Re: [udig-devel] new to uDig

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jesse Eichar wrote:
> > c) Is there a way of displaying layers (rivers) but the lables only
> > from a specific zoom level?
> More XML manipulation But it seems that there is a bug with regards to 
> scale.  I will have to investigate.
>
> > d) How can I place a label on a line feature such as on streets?
> This should happen as long as the feature type declares the feature's 
> geometry as Line.  If it declares the Geometry as Geometry you may 
> have to modify the XML again :(
For lots of fun details; including how to set up a precidence between 
what is labeled (so cities with larger populations are keep their 
label), or how to flow text labels along roads etc ... the geoserver 
project has a couple great pages:
- http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOSDOC/SLD+Intro+Tutorial
- http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOSDOC/ComplexLabelingExample

Cheers,
Jody