Re: Annotate polygon lines on the inside

Kristof Koch <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gis.gmt.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Paul,

thank you for your help! Currently I'm using -Sqd5c:+Lh+n0c/20p+v but the +n option seems to have no effect. The labels remain centered on the line. Any obvious mistake I'm making there?

All the best,
Kristof


Am 27.03.2014 um 21:24 schrieb Paul Wessel <[email protected]>:

> It would have to be -Sqn1:+Lh or something.  You would have to try +j settings and _n settings to move that label off the line though.  If you are picky as to where the label appears then you may have to write a custom script.
> -p
> 
> 
> On Mar 27, 2014, at 7:04 AM, Kristof Koch <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Dear list,
>> 
>> I'm plotting a file (converted with kml2gmt) full of polygons. I'm not sure if there is a way to print the polygon label onto the inside along polygon line.
>> 
>> The file looks like
>> 
>>> -L"FIR ALGER"
>> 8.65000005974	36.8303781284
>> 8.65527705975	36.8324211284
>> ...
>> 
>> I'm trying to achieve something like
>> 
>> 
>>           FIR ALGER
>> ============================
>> 
>> After studying man psxy, all my experiments yielded error messages like "psxy: Syntax error -S option: Unrecognized modifiler psxy: Syntax error -S option" and the like.
>> 
>> Your help is appreciated.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> Kristof
>> 
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