mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-gl-js

text-allow-overlap is ignored when symbol-placement= line-center

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Description

When I set the following for symbol layer, the label still disappears when text collide or when zoomed out.
```
{
"symbol-placement": "line-center",

"text-allow-overlap": true
}
```

**mapbox-gl-js version**: v1.10.1

**browser**: Chrome 83

### Steps to Trigger Behavior

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### Link to Demonstration

https://codepen.io/tallema/pen/KKdLpGZ?editors=0010

### Expected Behavior

The text will show at each zoom level

### Actual Behavior

Text disappears at for lower zoom levels

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Research direction

Start with the linked CodePen reproduction and compare the symbol layer behavior at multiple zoom levels with symbol-placement set to line-center and text-allow-overlap enabled. Trace the label placement and collision behavior for this configuration, then verify that the text remains visible at each zoom level without regressing other symbol-placement modes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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