[Qgis-user] object labels

[Nathan Woodrow]

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> 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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