There is interest in more formatting options for the labels. One specific request is for different formatting for rivers vs cities/towns. This is the kind of thing people are used to flexibly customizing in GIS software, so we should think of an efficient approach, and if possible take advantage of GIS labeling practices people are already using. Here are some possibilities:
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Allow more formatting columns in the labels file (color, size, bold, italics) or a column for CSS format descriptions.
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Integrate some kind of standard labeling scheme (see the "Text Symbol Style" gallery in this tutorial. This way you could have a column in the labels file indicating the type of feature (major road, park, waterbody, etc.) which would be used to apply a commonly-used label formatting for the type of feature. We could ask people using ESRI if they have solutions they like already.
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Implement something in the ECODATA GUI Labels tab, similar to how custom colors can be managed in the Tracks visualization options.
There is interest in more formatting options for the labels. One specific request is for different formatting for rivers vs cities/towns. This is the kind of thing people are used to flexibly customizing in GIS software, so we should think of an efficient approach, and if possible take advantage of GIS labeling practices people are already using. Here are some possibilities:
Allow more formatting columns in the labels file (color, size, bold, italics) or a column for CSS format descriptions.
Integrate some kind of standard labeling scheme (see the "Text Symbol Style" gallery in this tutorial. This way you could have a column in the labels file indicating the type of feature (major road, park, waterbody, etc.) which would be used to apply a commonly-used label formatting for the type of feature. We could ask people using ESRI if they have solutions they like already.
Implement something in the ECODATA GUI Labels tab, similar to how custom colors can be managed in the Tracks visualization options.