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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thanks for the help guys. Currently
I'm just kicking the tires on QGIS to see if it can replace our
current GIS system. While ArcGIS is a good system I'm always on
the hunt for something better/easier/cheaper. I'm not sure if I
could convince them to pay for development. I'm just a lonely
worker bee and have no control over the money.<br>
<br>
Stephen.<br>
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On 28/09/2012 3:12 AM, Andreas Neumann wrote:<br>
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--></style>Hi,<br>
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Currently there are only static solutions for road shields using
marker lines. No way to dynamically fill in road nrs from db
fields.<br>
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Over at the qgis-dev list we discussed your request. Larry
Schaffer plans to work on it, extending the current label engine
to have background shapes.<br>
<br>
You have to be patient. Will take a couple weeks.<br>
<br>
If you would be willing to pay for the development it would speed
up things.<br>
<br>
Andreas<br>
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"Peter Schürch" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:p.schuerch@meierpartner.ch"><p.schuerch@meierpartner.ch></a> schrieb:
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Stephen</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"
calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"="" lang="EN-GB">You
can place a buffer around the text, that enhances
readability a lot. If you want to export your map to pdf
or svg you should use new-style labelling (the Icon with
the letters “ABC” on the toolbar), otherwise export
fails. New-style labelling allows you to place labels
parallel to lines, could be quite useful too.</span></p>
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option (workaround) would be to have a shape layer with
white recta ngles
beneath the text.</span></p>
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someone has a better idea.</span></p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] <b>Im
Auftrag von </b>Stephen Atkins<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 16:19<br>
<b>An:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [Qgis-user] Text symbols</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone. I've been playing with
QGIS for a couple of days now and really like it. My only
problem is when labeling features. Specifically roads. I
would like to have the highway number inside a shield
(like signs on the road). I'm not sure how to do this and
my searches on the web haven't been fruitful. Is this
possible and if so can someone point me to it in the docs.<br>
<br>
Thanks.</p>
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