====== Using Truetype Fonts with MapServer ====== * create a file called "fontset.txt"; the first item will be the font identifier for reference in your mapfiles, and the second item on each line will be the path to the truetype font file: arial /path/to/font/files/arial.ttf * reference the fontset.txt file at the beginning of a .map file like this: MAP SIZE 800 600 EXTENT -742509 3537635 708118 4538138 IMAGECOLOR 153 179 204 FONTSET fontset.txt IMAGETYPE PNG24 # - HUGE BUT LOOKS GOOD PROJECTION "proj=merc" "ellps=WGS84" "lat_0=34.24" "lon_0=-111.62" END ... * modify your LABEL section like this (8 is a point size): LABEL TYPE truetype FONT "arial" SIZE 8 ... * :!: **make sure the fontset.txt and referenced truetype font files are accessible by your web server** * if this is not set up correctly, you may be able to make a map with shp2img, but cgi mapserv will fail in a web browser