[ka-Map-users] IE & label drawing

[Lorenzo Becchi]

> i never got good results when i tried to have labels on a layer by
> themselves... i think it's a problem of browser support for
> transparency in tiles, and also maybe a problem with anti alias.
>
> in the end i created duplicate sets of tiles - one with labels one
> without. this gives the same effect to the user, but without the
> problems above.
>
> sorry no help for a better solution,
>
> s
this solutions should work but means heavier tiles.

Suvi, which Mapserver version do you have?

there's a nice post of Chris  Schmidt about the latest Mapserver (sp4):
http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/244/mapserver-agg-rendering-now-with-fonts/
he shows the difference between the old and the new rendering of Mapserver.

ciao
Lorenzo