[Qgis-user] text

2015-05-21 Thread Charel gmail
Hello, This week I start with Qgis. The most things I want, I found it on internet... In the table for objects there is the possibility for a text field. But it is limited to 255 character. I can't find a possibility for more text such as a memo field. Is there a possibility to use more

[Qgis-user] Text Annotations

2011-05-12 Thread Craig Leat
Hi, I have created text annotations on the map canvas and wish to hide the annotations. Is it possible to toggle the visibility on and off? I created the annotations using the gui tool, but I have seen this is also possible via python. I am using osgeo4w-r15593. Thanks, Craig __

[Qgis-user] Text symbols

2012-09-26 Thread Stephen Atkins
Hello everyone. I've been playing with QGIS for a couple of days now and really like it. My only problem is when labeling features. Specifically roads. I would like to have the highway number inside a shield (like signs on the road). I'm not sure how to do this and my searches on the web ha

[Qgis-user] TEXT ANNOTATIONS

2012-10-29 Thread Bis Nulama
Hello, is there a way to save the "text annotations" on a layer (to switch them on and off) or to create text annotations in a layout? I do not like to delete text annotations every time I don't want to print them! thanks Laura

[Qgis-user] Text annotations

2013-07-05 Thread Robert Beasley
Sorry to be so dim. A Newbie question. I've created a lot of layered raster and vector maps and have placed text annotations on them which are all correctly georeferenced to the project, and scale correctly. However I want to create JPEGs or view, some of the maps /without/ the text annotati

Re: [Qgis-user] text

2015-05-21 Thread Siki Zoltan
Dear Charel, ESRI shape files uses dbf (dBase) format, which limits the width of text field to 255 chars. If you need longer text field (not usual in GIS), you must use another editable format of QGIS, e.g. spatialite or postgis. regards, Zoltan On Thu, 21 May 2015, Charel gmail wrote: Hel

Re: [Qgis-user] text

2015-05-21 Thread Siki Zoltan
thought that when you click the browser is opening.. But nothing is happening. Greetings charel -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Siki Zoltan [mailto:s...@agt.bme.hu] Verzonden: donderdag 21 mei 2015 20:31 Aan: Charel gmail CC: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Onderwerp: Re: [Qgis-user] text

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations

2011-05-12 Thread Marco Hugentobler
Hi Craig If you press Ctrl-T while an annotation tool is active (move annotation, text annotation, form annotation), the visibility states of the items are inverted. Like this, it is possible to show/hide the items alltogether. Regards, Marco Am Donnerstag, 12. Mai 2011, 09.35:33 schrieb Craig

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations

2011-05-12 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il giorno gio, 12/05/2011 alle 09.43 +0200, Marco Hugentobler ha scritto: > If you press Ctrl-T while an annotation tool is active (move annotation, text > annotation, form annotation), the visibility states of the items are > inverted. This does not seem documented in the manual: could it be

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations

2011-05-12 Thread Otto Dassau
Am Thu, 12 May 2011 10:22:27 +0200 schrieb Paolo Cavallini : > Il giorno gio, 12/05/2011 alle 09.43 +0200, Marco Hugentobler ha > scritto: > > If you press Ctrl-T while an annotation tool is active (move annotation, > > text annotation, form annotation), the visibility states of the items > > are

Re: [Qgis-user] Text symbols

2012-09-28 Thread Peter Schürch
hen Atkins Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 16:19 An: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Betreff: [Qgis-user] Text symbols Hello everyone. I've been playing with QGIS for a couple of days now and really like it. My only problem is when labeling features. Specifically roads. I would l

Re: [Qgis-user] Text symbols

2012-09-28 Thread Andreas Neumann
to have a shape layer with white >rectangles beneath the text. > > > >Maybe someone has a better idea. > >Peter > > > >Von: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org >[mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Stephen >Atkins >Gesendet: Mittw

Re: [Qgis-user] Text symbols

2012-09-28 Thread Stephen Atkins
sts.osgeo.org] *Im Auftrag von *Stephen Atkins *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 16:19 *An:* qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org *Betreff:* [Qgis-user] Text symbols Hello everyone. I've been playing with QGIS for a couple of days now and really like it. My only problem is when l

Re: [Qgis-user] Text symbols

2012-09-28 Thread Alex Mandel
with white >> rectangles beneath the text. >> >> >> >> Maybe someone has a better idea. >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> Von: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org >> [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Stephen >> Atkin

Re: [Qgis-user] Text annotations

2013-07-05 Thread Saber Razmjooei
Ctrl + T From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beasley Sent: 05 July 2013 16:45 To: QGIS Subject: [Qgis-user] Text annotations Sorry to be so dim. A Newbie question. I've created a lot of layered raster and vector

[Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-12 Thread Liam Anderson
I would like to make a label with two different text sizes in it( see below). It needs to be one label with an expression using two fields. Can someone give me an expression for defining font size? Site: 3 12.1 Ha Thanks, Liam. ___ Qgis-user mailing li

[Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-16 Thread AntonioLocandro
Is there a way to wrap text so it wont be to long for labeling but without altering the text field or making another extra field for labels? I got something like this asdasdas adasdasda asdasdas asdasdasd If I use space as wrap on character I would get asdasdas adasdasda asdasdas asdasdasd I wa

[Qgis-user] Text styling and placement

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Chapman
I'm using 1.7.0 and trying to define a set of styles for use with text layers (point shapefiles). There are thousands of such layers (UK Ordnance Survey) which use attribute codes to classify logical types of text. What I ideally want to do is use a unique attribute value in a similar way to stylin

[Qgis-user] Text styling and placement

2011-08-11 Thread Alister Hood
Hi, I think that matches this enhancement request: http://hub.qgis.org/issues/3843 Alister > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:08:06 +0100 > From: "Andrew Chapman" > Subject: [Qgis-user] Text styling and placement > To: > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; chars

[Qgis-user] Text Annotation Feature Improvement?

2014-02-17 Thread Mike Keelan
Hello All, Can any one tell me if there might be a plugin that improves the text annotation feature on the Qgis 2.0.1? I would like to rotate text to other than horizontal, write text w/o a background fill, and I don't always want the pointer from the framed box. It seems like a good candid

[Qgis-user] Text Annotation location Problem

2014-02-22 Thread Mike Keelan
Hello List, I'm using a lot of text annotation on my plant survey map. My problem occurs when some kind of relocation function wants to optimize the text box location. This happens when the map is placed in the print composer. The pointer location remains in the same location but the text

[Qgis-user] Text labels underneath symbols?

2014-04-15 Thread benjamin.donner
Hi, I have a problem with not getting text labels to sort under point symbols. Is this at all possible? I have recreational symbols as accommodation, restaurants and so on which need to take priority over village names etcetera. Arranging the layers (these are different layers) does not help and

Re: [Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-12 Thread Larry Shaffer
Hi Liam, Having multiple font sizes per label is not supported yet. You will have to duplicate the layer, create an expression for the each row, set each layer's font size accordingly and play with the vertical offset (or quadrant) to get the desired effect. Regards, Larry Shaffer Dakota Cartog

Re: [Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-12 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 13/05/2014 04:38, Larry Shaffer ha scritto: > Hi Liam, > > Having multiple font sizes per label is not supported yet. Hi Liam, could you please open a ticket requesting this feature? Of course, any support you may give will make it happen faster. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini - www.faunal

Re: [Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-12 Thread kimaidou
Hi all What about having the capability to display labels in HTML ? Exactly like tooltips , this would let the user create an expression to create a text with CSS styling. Would this be feasible, and no performance killer ? Michael 2014-05-13 7:38 GMT+02:00 Paolo Cavallini : > Il 13/05/2014 04

Re: [Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-13 Thread Andrea Peri
I like the label in html, but I fear of a worst effect. The increasing of the files to distribute with the datasets and the project. Actually we should send SVG and the path to set, the shapefiles, the qgis project. Also many css files in specifics paths ? ugh ! :) 2014-05-13 8:32 GMT+02:00 k

Re: [Qgis-user] Text size expression

2014-05-13 Thread kimaidou
Hi Andrea, I did not mean to use CSS files, just be able to use the style property of HTML tags, such as : [% "column_a" %] like we are already able to do in the "Display" tab of the vector layer properties dialog. This way we could use HTML syntax to style labels. It won't be easy to implement

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-16 Thread aperi2007
I remenber infact that there is an option to define a limit lenght . When defined the wrap character is applied only to chars over this lenght. You an try this, but I don't remenber if it is for Mapserver only or also for qgis-server. Regards, Andrea. Il 16/05/2014 23:15, AntonioLocandro ha

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-19 Thread AntonioLocandro
I was actually looking into this for QGIS Desktop app, maybe it would be useful to have something similar to what you mention Mapserver has -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Text-label-wrap-tp5140846p5141305.html Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list a

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-19 Thread Nathan Woodrow
There is a new wordwrap function in the latest dev. wordwrap(string,wrap_length[,delimiter_string]) Returns a string wrapped to a maximum/minimum number of characters. wordwrap('UNIVERSITY OF QGIS',13) → 'UNIVERSITY OF\nQGIS' - Nathan On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 8:29 AM, AntonioLocandro < antonio

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-22 Thread Richard McDonnell
I think the solution you are looking for in in expression based Labelling. Under the functions list, there is the string function, you should have a play around there. Regards, Richard. On 16/05/2014 22:15, AntonioLocandro wrote: > Is there a way to wrap text so it wont be to long for labelin

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label wrap

2014-05-22 Thread Carlos López PSIG
Hi, You can use an expression like this CASE WHEN "CRLFPOS1" = 0 THEN "TEXT_TOP" WHEN "CRLFPOS1" > 0 AND "CRLFPOS2" = 0 THEN substr("TEXT_TOP",1,"CRLFPOS1"-1)||'\n'||substr("TEXT_TOP","CRLFPOS1"+1,length("TEXT_TOP")-"CRLFPOS1"+1) WHEN "CRLFPOS1" > 0 AND "CRLFPOS2" > 0 THEN substr("TEXT_TOP",1,"CRL

Re: [Qgis-user] Text styling and placement

2011-08-11 Thread Andreas Neumann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Andrew, Are you using Postgis as a data source? If yes, you can set up views containing the styling attributes based on rules. Also, the view can help to set data read only. In QGIS you can combine fixed with dynamic attributes. E.g. you can set t

[Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

2013-03-22 Thread magerlin
Hi I use a cadastral map from a wms server. The wms map includes some text on each parcel. The text size is fine both on map canvas and in the map composer window. But when I save as either pdf or jpeg from the print composer the font size in the resulting file is dependent on how many dpi I sav

Re: [Qgis-user] Text labels underneath symbols?

2014-04-15 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Ben, Currently, the text labels are always labeled on the very top. There is nothing you can do about it. I hope that in the future we will have more options to avoid overlapping of labels with point symbols are other obstacle features (lines/areas). If you can sponsor development here i

[Qgis-user] Text label with border in layouts

2018-11-28 Thread Francesco Pelullo
Hi again, Is there any option for make fonts with borders in map layout text labels? I can do it with style for entities from layers, not with text labels. Thank you again Francesco /niubii/ in OSM ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Li

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

2013-03-22 Thread Andreas Neumann
What server is the WMS? Many servers support the DPI parameter nowadays (not in the OGC standard - but most servers implement them). I know that both UMN Mapserver and QGIS server support the DPI parameter. Would be nice if the QGIS WMS client would support it as well - esp. when printing/exportin

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

2013-03-22 Thread Marco Hugentobler
QGIS as WMS clients supports the dpi syntax for QGIS server / UMN mapserver / geoserver (but afaik in 1.8 only the QGIS server syntax is supported). Regards, Marco On 22.03.2013 13:16, Andreas Neumann wrote: What server is the WMS? Many servers support the DPI parameter nowadays (not in the O

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

2013-03-22 Thread Ziegler Stefan
on: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Im > Auftrag von Andreas Neumann > Gesendet: Freitag, 22. März 2013 13:16 > An: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps > > What server is the WMS? Many servers

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Size in WMS maps

2013-03-22 Thread magerlin
Thank for your inputs I tried adding &DPI=300&MAP_RESOLUTION=300&FORMAT_OPTIONS=dpi:300 to the WMS URL (in Qgis 1.9) but it makes no difference so I gues the National Danish Cadaster server does not support it. But at least I now know what to ask for. I am also working a little on transparency

[Qgis-user] text variables in the print composer

2013-07-04 Thread Otto Dassau
Hi, I would like to add variables to the manual, that can be used in the text field of the print composer. I know e.g. $CURRENT_DATE, but what else is possible? Thanks Otto ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/ma

[Qgis-user] Text-labels along a line (curved)?

2015-03-17 Thread Elstermann, Mike
Hi folks, need help to place text-labels along a line (curved) for example labeling street/rivers, ...? Not founded standard-function or an Plugin? Danke, mikeE. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listi

[Qgis-user] Text import does not work in 0.9.2x1

2008-04-04 Thread Goyo
Hi All I have just updated to 0.9.2x1 from Ubuntu Gutsy repository (32 bits) an cannot make the text import plugin work. I always get a message "The layer is not a valid layer and cannot be added to the map". The layers were successfully imported in previous 0.9 versions and even the simplest fil

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label with border in layouts

2018-11-29 Thread Nyall Dawson
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 03:43, Francesco Pelullo wrote: > > Hi again, > > Is there any option for make fonts with borders in map layout text labels? > I can do it with style for entities from layers, not with text labels. Not currently. A workaround is the use the "render as html" option and use h

Re: [Qgis-user] Text label with border in layouts

2018-12-03 Thread Francesco Pelullo
Il giorno gio 29 nov 2018 alle ore 23:02 Nyall Dawson < nyall.daw...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 03:43, Francesco Pelullo > wrote: > > Not currently. A workaround is the use the "render as html" option and > use html/css rules to draw buffers on the text. > > > OK, thank you.

[Qgis-user] Text annotation on screen & in Print Composer

2013-03-13 Thread Andrew Chapman
I've a couple of issues using text annotation with 1.8.0 under Windows: (1) Is there any way to turn this on and off for a project like a normal layer? The only way I've found so far is to delete the items which isn't very user friendly. (2) In Print Composer the text annotation is displayed much

Re: [Qgis-user] text variables in the print composer

2013-07-04 Thread Marco Hugentobler
Hi Otto $CURRENT_DATE is more for backward compatibility. Now you can use any expression inside the label (between [% %] tags), e.g. [% $now %] Regards, Marco On 04.07.2013 09:19, Otto Dassau wrote: Hi, I would like to add variables to the manual, that can be used in the text field of th

Re: [Qgis-user] text variables in the print composer

2013-07-04 Thread Otto Dassau
I see - thanks! Regards Otto Am Thu, 04 Jul 2013 09:30:32 +0200 schrieb Marco Hugentobler : > Hi Otto > > $CURRENT_DATE is more for backward compatibility. Now you can use any > expression inside the label (between [% %] tags), e.g. > > [% $now %] > > Regards, > Marco > > On 04.07.2013 09

Re: [Qgis-user] text variables in the print composer

2013-07-04 Thread Kari Salovaara
Hi Marco, is it possible to modify output format of these expressions ? Cheers, Kari On 04.07.2013 10:30, Marco Hugentobler wrote: Hi Otto $CURRENT_DATE is more for backward compatibility. Now you can

Re: [Qgis-user] Text-labels along a line (curved)?

2015-03-17 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Mike, This is standard functionality - no plugin needed. Have a look at the "Placement" tab of the label settings in the layer properties. You can choose between "parallel", "curved" and "horizontal". Andreas On 17.03.2015 09:53, Elstermann, Mike wrote: Hi folks, need help to place tex

Re: [Qgis-user] Text-labels along a line (curved)?

2015-03-17 Thread Elstermann, Mike
2015 09:59 An: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] Text-labels along a line (curved)? Hi Mike, This is standard functionality - no plugin needed. Have a look at the "Placement" tab of the label settings in the layer properties. You can choose between "parallel&q

Re: [Qgis-user] Text import does not work in 0.9.2x1

2008-04-04 Thread John C. Tull
Goyo, It worked for me with svn build (8319), although I am having problems with projection settings for layers now... John On Apr 4, 2008, at 2:48 PM, Goyo wrote: Hi All I have just updated to 0.9.2x1 from Ubuntu Gutsy repository (32 bits) an cannot make the text import plugin work. I

Re: [Qgis-user] Text import does not work in 0.9.2x1

2008-04-05 Thread Goyo
Thank you, John. Then ist's fixed in trunk and I don't think I should file a bug report. Goyo El vie, 04-04-2008 a las 19:46 -0700, John C. Tull escribió: > Goyo, > > It worked for me with svn build (8319), although I am having problems > with projection settings for layers now... > > John

[Qgis-user] text data type conversion migrating from postgis to spatialite

2013-12-13 Thread Pietro Rossin
Hi I'm planning a distribution of templates using spatialite. Data are locally stored into a postgis db. I made all tables in Postgres with different kind/lenght of text fields. Some are small lenght and are VARCHAR(n) and some must contain a large amount of text (mainly abstracts - 150-500 words)

[Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer

2014-04-03 Thread ro...@ronecuador.com
Hello Users of qGIS, I’m trying to make text balloons on the map, but I want to be able to switch them on and off, just like any layer. It looks like the text balloons I’m making all stick to the canvas itself. Any solution? Thanks very much in advance, Ron ter Hoeven ___

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer

2014-04-03 Thread Saber Razmjooei
Ctrl + T Cheers, Saber -Original Message- From: ro...@ronecuador.com To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 20:38:22 +0200 Hello Users of qGIS, I’m trying to make text balloons on the map

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer

2014-04-03 Thread ro...@ronecuador.com
2014-04-03, at 22:21, Saber Razmjooei wrote: > Ctrl + T > > Cheers, > Saber > > > -Original Message- > From: ro...@ronecuador.com > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a > separate layer >

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer

2014-04-03 Thread AntonioLocandro
If this functionality is not present maybe it would be something good to have, maybe copying the dev list would be good -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Text-Annotations-not-on-the-canvas-but-in-a-separate-layer-tp5132955p5133013.html Sent from the Quantum GI

Re: [Qgis-user] Text Annotations not on the canvas but in a separate layer

2014-04-03 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 04/04/2014 06:37, AntonioLocandro ha scritto: > If this functionality is not present maybe it would be something good to > have, maybe copying the dev list would be good isn't it a labelled point layer enough? all the best. -- Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://ww