[Qgis-user] Alternative labels on each iteration?

[Tobias Wendorff]

Yes, I know this one, but it's way too simple for advanced cartography.

Actually, the substitution panel needs regex or expressions to give it more control. In German context, you don't want to replace all "straße" to "str.". The check for a whole word is not enough.

I have done lots if research to this topic, you might find them on the web. But it all was about ArcGIS. Neither I am able to code it in QGIS on my own, nor I have any money to donate it :(

Maybe I should start writing a feature request with examples about good practice?

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Am 17.03.2017 um 10:17 schrieb "Neumann, Andreas" <a.neumann at carto.net>:

> Hi Tobias,
> 
> You don't need regex. There is a replacement table: see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaepblv3uMU
> 
> But I think the replacements will always apply, not just in the case there is no space for the full label.
> 
> Andreas
> 
> On 2017-03-17 10:13, Tobias Wendorff wrote:
> 
>> Seems like this is not supported right now.
>> 
>> Substitutions really need regex or expression functionality :(
>> 
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>> Am 16.03.2017 um 01:25 schrieb Tobias Wendorff <tobias.wendorff at tu-dortmund.de>:
>> 
>>> Hi there!
>>> 
>>> In ArcGIS, Mapnik and Mapserver it is possible to use alternative fields for labeling on each iteration. This makes it possible to use abbreviations when the full label does not fit in the map.
>>> 
>>> Is this also possible in QGIS? Perhaps even driven by Python?
>>> 
>>> ArcGIS has the nice feature to manually browse through each label variant for label editing.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Tobias 
>>> 
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