[Qgis-user] Incorrect placement of ABC labels

[Ziegler Stefan]

Hi

I guess that the labeling engine does not calculate an interior point but a centroid ("center of mass") that can be outside the polygon.

Regards
Stefan

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> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. August 2012 11:19
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> Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] Incorrect placement of ABC labels
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> Werner Macho-2 wrote
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I don't know if I am right but .. isn't the placement of labels done
> > with it's own engine where you can tell if you want to have it right
> > above /left below (....) the point depending on available space?
> > Probably you switched on some of these possibilities and it selects
> > one of those places which fits best for every centroid point ..
> > Just a thought without having tested
> >
> > kind regards
> > Werner
> >
> 
> Yes you can choose different sort of placement but I have selected "Over centroid"
> which removes a lot of the other placement adjustment possibilities.
> 
> It is possible ("for debugging purposes") to make ABC show all label candidates but
> only one is shown when "over centroid" is selected.
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