[Qgis-user] Dropping the extra label placement algorithms?

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Sometimes... less is more! 
Your call!
Nicolas

> Le 25 juill. 2019 à 22:40, Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> Hey lists
> 
> This was first discussed back in 2016 (see
> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Removal-of-labeling-search-methods-td5262743.html),
> but would anyone object if the different labeling solution algorithms
> eg "chain" / "pop music" / "falp" / etc were dropped, and we just
> leave the existing default (chain)?
> 
> I don't think ANYONE knows what these mean, and it's a heck of a lot
> of code (which needs fixes) to cart around for no compelling reason
> that I can see.
> 
> I have no particular preference to any of the methods, so would
> happily accept a different default if anyone out there can point to
> which method is best!
> 
> Googling pop music / tabu / chain only gives a handful of results
> relating to QGIS labeling engine. And googling for "falp" sounds like
> something that would get you flagged on your company's firewall.
> 
> Does ANYONE understand or change this setting? Or would object to its
> complete removal?
> 
> Nyall
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