shrug-l: label word-wrap

[Tripp Corbin]

Bret,
In the past we have used CAD or coverage annotation to control
placement. We have since switched to Geodatabase annotation. I came from
the CAD world and generally hate to use labels for any printed output. I
just don't have the control I like for cartographic output.
 

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping

ESRI Authorized Instructor

Keck & Wood, Inc.

 <http://www.keckwood.com/> www.keckwood.com

(678) 417-4013

(678) 417-8785 fax

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bret Whiteley [mailto:bwhiteley at creativeenvironmental.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:00 AM
To: Tripp Corbin; 'Sykes, John'; shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: shrug-l: label word-wrap



Thanks to all who responded.

 

Yes the answer is to use MAPLEX.  While this is a free extension for
ArcINFO, it costs $2,500 for ArcVIEW users!  I am using an evaluation
license to see if this extension is really worth its weight in salt!  It
surprises me that no other ArcVIEW users have experienced a similar
problem, and nobody has scripted a solution.

 


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From: Tripp Corbin [mailto:tcorbin at keckwood.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 4:10 PM
To: Sykes, John; Bretyn Whiteley; shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: shrug-l: label word-wrap

 

That was going to be my suggestion the Maplex Extension. 

 

 

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping

ESRI Authorized Instructor

Keck & Wood, Inc.

 <http://www.keckwood.com/> www.keckwood.com

(678) 417-4013

(678) 417-8785 fax

 

Keck & Wood, Inc offers instructor led and virtual training for ESRI's
ArcGIS & ArcView software.
Please visit www.keckwood.com <http://www.keckwood.com/>  for more
information including a schedule of upcoming classes. 

-----Original Message-----
From: shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Sykes, John
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 4:08 PM
To: bwhiteley at creativeenvironmental.com; shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: shrug-l: label word-wrap

The MAPLEX label engine (come std with ArcInfo 9.1) pretty well handles
that situation (I assume you are talking about labels).

-- John 

 

 


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From: shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Bret
Whiteley
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:21 PM
To: shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: shrug-l: label word-wrap

Does anybody know of a script, or any other creative solution, that can
be used to wrap text so it remains within a polygon?  I have looked
around on the ESRI support page, with no luck.

Bret

 

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