labelingqgis
I'm having a problem in QGIS 1.7.4. The labels I have produced for one layer are overlapping an entirely different layer that has a higher precedence. This should not happen. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?
And just to make sure my question was clear, I'm asking if there is a way to prevent labels from being on top of everything else regardless of layer order
In the Layer properties select the Label page. In the Rendering subpage on the right you can select various options in the Features category.
You can limit the amount of Labels to be printed or merge connected line labels (this of course depends on the type of Feature used).
The placement of labels can be customized under the Placement subpage.
Here's how to access that setting. First open the layer properties by double clicking a layer, then go to the labeling tab. Look for the button in the top-right of the window (shown below):
Then, switch off "show partial labels":
This setting applies to all labelled layers in your project.
Best Answer
In my quick testing, layer labels do not overlap using the new engine accessible from the Layer menu (Layer -> Labeling).