stevefaeembra
Glasgow Subway Map
Trying out the latest QGIS version 2.12.0 Lyon.
Label positioning was done using data-defined quadrants, and manually assigning a quadrant to each label. There are new options to allow layers to discourage labels on other layers from overlapping them. I found them to be a vast improvement, but I opted for a semi-manual approach. Still, a LOT easier than manually moving labels around.
Rather than using the OpenLayers plugin, I used the QuickMapServices plugin. This has the advantage of having more basemap options, and it works better with the Print Composer Exports.
It also lets you tweak things like blend modes and contrast - the basemap here is a modified version of Cartodb Positron, attempting to make a more readable version of the Dark Matter basemap. (Settings; exlusion blend, Brightness -111, Contrast 1.88)
One new feature used was global variables for expressions. I set up a standard copyright tag for OpenStreetMap, and was able to set up a label and add this attribution with a couple of clicks. Nice :)
Glasgow Subway Map
Trying out the latest QGIS version 2.12.0 Lyon.
Label positioning was done using data-defined quadrants, and manually assigning a quadrant to each label. There are new options to allow layers to discourage labels on other layers from overlapping them. I found them to be a vast improvement, but I opted for a semi-manual approach. Still, a LOT easier than manually moving labels around.
Rather than using the OpenLayers plugin, I used the QuickMapServices plugin. This has the advantage of having more basemap options, and it works better with the Print Composer Exports.
It also lets you tweak things like blend modes and contrast - the basemap here is a modified version of Cartodb Positron, attempting to make a more readable version of the Dark Matter basemap. (Settings; exlusion blend, Brightness -111, Contrast 1.88)
One new feature used was global variables for expressions. I set up a standard copyright tag for OpenStreetMap, and was able to set up a label and add this attribution with a couple of clicks. Nice :)