Comparison of label output between Mapserver-3.6.3 and Mapserver-3.7

Mapserver-3.6.3 (on RedHat Linux 8.0 with gd-2.0.8 and freetype-2.1.3) using ANGLE AUTO to label a linear street network. Note how labels fall both on top of the street centerlines and match their angles. Most noticeable point of comparison to below image is lower right "Scenic Av" label.

Mapserver-3.7 (on FreeBSD with gd-2.0.11 and freetype-2.1.3) using identical map file and data shown in mapserver-3.6.3 example above (ANGLE AUTO on linear street network). Note how some labels are slightly shifted away from the centerline of the street and are also slightly off-angle compared to mapserver-3.6.3 output.

Submitted by Jonathan Lowe, January 17, 2003.