I imported some OSM data. I then label the lines (roads) with their "name" field using the new label layering settings dialog box. When I zoom to different scale levels I find that while all the lines remain, some of the labels appear / disappear. In any particular zoom level if I adjust the size of the text of the labels, more or less labels show (i.e. when I make the text larger less labels show and when I make the text smaller more labels show). While in general this is good because it creates less clutter and keeps labels from overlapping, etc. there are times when I want to see some of these labels and I can't unless I adjust the text size or zoom in further. I also can't find any control over this either.
So, I guess I am wondering if there is a way to force all the labels to show no matter what my text size or scale is. Another option would be a way to turn on a particular label that I wanted. In fact the latter option would be best.
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
David
Best Answer
An updated way to do this (at least in 2.6.0 Brighton) is to:
Go to Layer Properties>Labels>Rendering and check the box that says "Show all labels for this layer (including colliding labels)"