I have a workbench set up for labelling features using MapTextLabeller. I have noticed that lines that are near-vertical but slanted slightly towards the left (i.e. bearing 358 deg - 359.9 deg with 360 deg being straight up) are not labelled according to cartographic best practices. Labels should always read from left to right. A line that is slightly slanting to the left (at the top) should have a label that reads from top-left to bottom right. But the transformer is doing the opposite. Lines that have a more exaggerated slant are labelled correctly. Is there a way to force the transformer to somehow follow this cartographic labelling principle?
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MapTexLabeller label orientation on near-vertical lines
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For label orientation I'm referring to the article written by Eduard Imhof "Positioning Names on Maps" http://www.mapgraphics.net/downloads/Positioning_Names_on_Maps.pdf
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