[Qgis-user] object labels

[Janneke Qgis]

Dear Nathan,

is it already possible to use expression based labels, and if so, how 
can we get it? If you need someone to do some testing on Windows we're 
happy to do that.

Janneke

On 28/07/2011 09:09, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
> My upcoming patch that adds expression based labels will be able 
> to achieve this once it's completed;  I'm just cleaning up the UI and 
> testing everything then I will get the guys to merge it in.  Until 
> then you will need to create a new column.
>
> - Nathan
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Torsten Lange <tlange at gwdg.de 
> <mailto:tlange at gwdg.de>> wrote:
>
>     Ok, thank you, Andreas!
>
>     Torsten
>
>     Am Mittwoch 27 Juli 2011, 11:00:01 schrieb Andreas Neumann:
>     >  Hi,
>     >
>     >  Currently, you have to create a new column. I usually create a
>     view in
>     >  Postgis for this purpose.
>     >
>     >  It is in on the wishlist that one can create a "virtual" column
>     - not
>     >  only for labeling, but also for map tips and perhaps symbolization.
>     >  Until then you have to do it yourself.
>     >
>     >  Andreas
>     >
>     >  On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:51:34 +0200, Torsten Lange wrote:
>     > > Hi,
>     > >
>     > > Is there a way just to print - lets say - the first four
>     letters of a
>     > > objects
>     > > name? Or must I create a new row for that?
>     > >
>     > > Thank you, Torsten
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