Text halo selective mask on background layer

Question

Dear all,

i wonder how i can get a result as shown on the attachement.

I want to use the text halo as a mask on choosen layers, ex :
- the halo should mask a part of the road lines (black part of the line symbol)
- the halo should NOT mask the water layer

I thank you in advance for your idea (a have ArcInfo, with PLTS / Production Mapping).

Guillaume

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Anonymous User · Answer

Did you ever find any infor on how to use the "Enable to associate levels to masked layers" option?

Doco is lacking and nothing around online that I can find.

GuillaumeMOCCAND · Answer

I found this function ... i could have found it by myself. Thanks for the time i saved.
I still have 1 questions regarding the use of mask :

How should i used the "levels" value ?
I tried to not mask the red part of this symbol (see attached image). The red part of the symblol is the "Layer" 2 is the symbol. My map Layer is rendered with symbol having 1, 2 or 3 symbol Layers.

when i try set use a value (i tried from A to 18), i get no results and when i re-open the "advanced drawing option ..." window, the "Enable to associate levels to masked layers" option is no longuer selected

When this issue will be solved i would have only on thing to manage : mask management in letters with holes such as "O", "D" ...

Thanks again for your help.

Guillaume

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Bo_King · Answer

The Advanced Drawing Options will allow you to mask only selected symbol layer, so yes, you are able to mask only black part of the line symbol.

Converting labels to anno creates a new annotation feature class, and creating Feature Outline Masks creates a new polygon feature class.  These features are necessary to leverage the Advanced Drawing Options functionality.  I think you will find that the management of these additional features will will be well worth the benefit of masking to your cartographic output.