v.label(1)		      Grass User's Manual		    v.label(1)



NNAAMMEE
       vv..llaabbeell	- makes a label-file from a GRASS vector.
       _(_G_R_A_S_S _V_e_c_t_o_r _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_)

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       vv..llaabbeell
       vv..llaabbeell hheellpp
       vv..llaabbeell	 map=name  [type=type]	text=name  label=name  [xoffset=value]
       [yoffset=value] [reference=name] [font=name] [size=value]  [color=name]
       [width=value]   [hcolor=name]  [hwidth=value]  [background=name]  [bor-
       der=name] [opaque=name] [space=value]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _v_._l_a_b_e_l makes a label-file from a GRASS vector file.  Labels  are  read
       from  text file which contains category and label on each row separated
       by space. Example of text file:

       1 Kamenice
       2 Cerna Desna
       3 Bila Desna

       In current version only lines are labeled and label  is	created  along
       line.



PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
       mmaapp    Name of a vector

       tteexxtt   Full path to text file containing labels

       llaabbeell  Name of a paint-label file

       xxooffffsseett
	      Offset label in x-direction

	      default: 0

       yyooffffsseett
	      Offset label in y-direction

	      default: 0

       rreeffeerreennccee
	      Reference position

	      options: center,left,right,upper,lower

	      default: center

       ffoonntt   Font

	      default: standard

       ssiizzee   Label size (in map-units)

	      options: 1-1000

	      default: 100

       ccoolloorr  Text color

	      options:	    aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,indigo,
	      magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow

	      default: black

       wwiiddtthh  Line width of text (only for p.map output)

	      options: 1-100

	      default: 1

       hhccoolloorr Highlight color for text (only for p.map output)

	      options:	      none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,
	      indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow

	      default: none

       hhwwiiddtthh Line width of highlight color (only for p.map output)

	      options: 0-100

	      default: 0

       bbaacckkggrroouunndd
	      Background color

	      options:	      none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,
	      indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow

	      default: none

       bboorrddeerr Border color

	      options:	      none,aqua,black,blue,brown,cyan,gray,green,grey,
	      indigo,magenta, orange,purple,red,violet,white,yellow

	      default: none

       ooppaaqquuee Opaque to vector (only relevant if background color is selected)

	      options: yes,no

	      default: yes

       ssppaaccee  Space between letters (in map-units)

	      options: 1-100000

	      default: 100


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

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Philip Verhagen (original s.label)

       Radim Blazek




GRASS 5.0							    v.label(1)
