man v.label () - Create paint labels for GRASS vector file and attached attributes.

NAME

v.label - Create paint labels for GRASS vector file and attached attributes.

SYNOPSIS

v.label

v.label help

v.label [-a] map=string [type=string[,string,...]] [layer=integer] column=string labels=string [xoffset=float] [yoffset=float] [reference=string] [font=string] [size=float] [color=string] [width=float] [hcolor=string] [hwidth=float] [background=string] [border=string] [opaque=string] [space=float]

Flags:

"-a
Create labels along lines

Parameters:

"map=string
Name of input vector
"type=string[,string,...]
Type Options: point,line,boundary,centroid Default: point,line,boundary,centroid
"layer=integer
Layer number Default: 1
"column=string
Name of attribute column to be used for labels
"labels=string
Name of a paint-label file
"xoffset=float
Offset label in x-direction Default: 0
"yoffset=float
Offset label in y-direction Default: 0
"reference=string
Reference position Options: center,left,right,upper,lower Default: center
"font=string
Font Default: standard
"size=float
Label size (in map-units) Default: 100
"color=string
Text color Options: aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow Default: black
"width=float
Border width (only for ps.map output) Default: 1
"hcolor=string
Highlight color for text (only for ps.map output) Options: none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow Default: none
"hwidth=float
Line width of highlight color (only for ps.map output) Default: 0
"background=string
Background color Options: none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow Default: none
"border=string
Border color Options: none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow Default: none
"opaque=string
Opaque to vector (only relevant if background color is selected) Options: yes,no Default: yes
"space=float
Space between letters (in map-units) Default: 100

DESCRIPTION

v.label makes a label-file from a GRASS vector file and labels loaded from attached attribute table.

NOTE

Rotated labels produced by this module are supported by ps.map only.

AUTHOR

Philip Verhagen (original s.label)

Radim Blazek

Last changed: $Date: 2003/08/13 09:23:31 $

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