I now managed to turn the move and rotate label on, but only to have all labels disappear when I assign the fields in data defined settings (I guess because of the initial value of 0). How can I fill the coordinate fields with the initial values without having to enter all the values manually? Jake
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:qgis-user- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jake Maier > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:qgis-user- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco Hugentobler > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:28 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > >The move label does not turn black neither does the rotate label. > > >What am I still missing. > > > > Is the layer in edit mode (Layer->toggle Editing)? > > > > Am 22.05.2012 13:52, schrieb Jake Maier: > > > I guess I'm getting old and slow comprehending, but I still can't > > make > > > these labels work. I created 2 additional fields in the shape file > > > as xcoord and ycoord, and I used all the placement options and used > > > xcoord and ycoord in the data defined settings, still I can't move > > > an individual label where I want it. The move label does not turn > > > black > > neither does the rotate label. > > > What am I still missing. > > > Thanks for your time > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Qgis-user mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Marco Hugentobler > > Sourcepole - Linux& Open Source Solutions Weberstrasse 5, CH-8004 > > Zürich, Switzerland [email protected] > > http://www.sourcepole.ch Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering > > Committee > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > [JM] Yes, the layer is in editing mode and I created 3 columns for x y > and rotation which all show 0 Thanks Marco for getting involved. > Jake > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
