> Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:48:54 +0200 > From: Micha Silver <mi...@arava.co.il> > To: "M.E.Dodd" <m.e.d...@open.ac.uk> > Cc: "qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] labels on maps > Message-ID: <5069bb66.9000...@arava.co.il> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1255; format=flowed > > On 10/01/2012 04:40 PM, M.E.Dodd wrote: > > converted from rtf > > I have a map with lots of point data which I want to label. When > > switching on labels lots of them end up on top of each other as some > > of the points are close to each other. Is there a way of > > automatically spacing the labels out to avoid overlap with a line > > going to the point from the label. Alternatively a way of doing this > > by hand just by dragging each of the labels out of the way but > > automatically generating a line showing where the associated point is. > > You'll want to use the new labeling engine for this. You add, in > advance, two columns to your point data attribute table for x > displacement and y displacement, and specify these columns in the > labeling "Data defined settings" tab. Then you can move each label > individually (while the layer has editing enabled), and it's location > will be saved to the table.
Ah, but there's no way of doing what he wants and drawing a line from the label to the feature (called a "leader" in CAD), is there? _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
