Label

A Label is a special kind of BoxText item that draws with a line to a labelled location.

Both the position of the BoxText and the label position can be edited; the line joining them will be redrawn automatically.

Properties

  • Area: _area#
    The area covered by the item in square metres.

  • Box padding: _boxPad#
    Pads the background box around the text.

  • Character Height: _character_height#
    The height of BoxText characters in real-world metres.

  • Character Spacing: _character_spacing#
    The adjustment of white space between characters.

  • Clockwise: _bClockwise&
    Is the item geometry defined in a clockwise direction?

  • Number of lines: _lines&
    The number of lines of text. Single-line text will report one line.

  • Offset X: _offsetx#
    The offset in metres between the justification point and labelled point.

  • Offset Y: _offsety#
    The offset in metres between the justification point and labelled point.

  • Offset Z: _offsetz#
    The offset in metres between the justification point and labelled point.

  • Splinter factor: _splinter#
    The splinter factor of the Polygon. A circle has a splinter factor of 1. A very long and thin area could have a splinter factor of 100. Polygon items with large splinter factors are often produced by overlapping lines which are almost but not quite the same.

  • Text: _text$
    The textual content of the item. If the item contains a MultiLineString then the Properties Control Bar will show the lines separated by Carriage Return/Line Feed characters.

Note: See also Item Properties