topic Labeling - is there a way to allow overlap? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/labeling-is-there-a-way-to-allow-overlap/m-p/626975#M58511 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When you label using Desktop, you have all sorts of control about whether or not you want the labels to overlap, adding weights to features or other labels etc.&nbsp; Why is there not a little bit more control over the labeling on the client side?&nbsp; I have tried label layers and labelClass and defining scale dependent renderers of text symbols, but I'm never really satisfied.&nbsp; I feel like I need to take a step backwards and dig out some old code I saved from previous API versions, before so many samples got dropped off. </P><P></P><P>I feel like most of the time there would be room for the text, but the labeling algorithm as determined there isn't enough room.&nbsp; I'm constantly ending up with just one or two counties that have no labels.&nbsp; And they aren't even the ones that I expect, they are counties with some size to them.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>I'm curious what preferred methods that people have for decent looking labels.&nbsp; Here's my example.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have a large number of counties for our size: 115.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="https://ogitest.oa.mo.gov/DHSS/foodInspection/index.html" title="https://ogitest.oa.mo.gov/DHSS/foodInspection/index.html">Food Inspections in Missouri</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:50:38 GMT TracySchloss 2016-04-04T21:50:38Z Labeling - is there a way to allow overlap? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/labeling-is-there-a-way-to-allow-overlap/m-p/626975#M58511 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When you label using Desktop, you have all sorts of control about whether or not you want the labels to overlap, adding weights to features or other labels etc.&nbsp; Why is there not a little bit more control over the labeling on the client side?&nbsp; I have tried label layers and labelClass and defining scale dependent renderers of text symbols, but I'm never really satisfied.&nbsp; I feel like I need to take a step backwards and dig out some old code I saved from previous API versions, before so many samples got dropped off. </P><P></P><P>I feel like most of the time there would be room for the text, but the labeling algorithm as determined there isn't enough room.&nbsp; I'm constantly ending up with just one or two counties that have no labels.&nbsp; And they aren't even the ones that I expect, they are counties with some size to them.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>I'm curious what preferred methods that people have for decent looking labels.&nbsp; Here's my example.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have a large number of counties for our size: 115.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="https://ogitest.oa.mo.gov/DHSS/foodInspection/index.html" title="https://ogitest.oa.mo.gov/DHSS/foodInspection/index.html">Food Inspections in Missouri</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:50:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/labeling-is-there-a-way-to-allow-overlap/m-p/626975#M58511 TracySchloss 2016-04-04T21:50:38Z