Comments on: New Text Placement Commands http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/ "A picture is only worth a thousand words. A map may be worth a thousand numbers. But a GIS is worth a thousand tables." Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: zedjwi http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-4133 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:38:57 +0000 http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-4133 2mkvdS glfymbtyrwaz

]]> By: Jane http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-4129 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:51:19 +0000 http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-4129 Damn, I wish I could think of somehtnig smart like that!

]]> By: Jeff Hobbs http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-72 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:05:17 +0000 http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-72 Trevor,

No, the orientation is lost. HOWEVER, there is a Redigitize Text command which will then allow you to re-orient the text in a better position. I think they do this because if you add a lot of letters/words to the text, it may not be able to reorient itself automatically.

To answer the question though – no, the text is still an individual piece of geometry like you’d see in 6.0 with the state names feature class in US Sample.

When you print to pdf, the text does maintain the kerning. However, the text is broken down into individual letters (like you’d see with MapText). So, instead of the entire word being editable, now only individual letters are editable. Additionally, the words can’t be found when doing a Find or Search inside of Adobe Reader…very unfortunate.

]]> By: Trevor http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-71 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:11:50 +0000 http://jeffhobbs.net/2007/08/13/new-text-placement-commands/#comment-71 Jeff- When you edit the text in GeoMedia, (fix spelling, add word, etc.), does it retain its orientation to the feature as it was originally placed? Or does it separate the text out into individual features based on characters?

When you print to PDF and you select the text for editing in Acrobat Professional, what happens?

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