5.5.3 Reposition labels

If you think that PP3 mispositioned a label you can change that with `reposition':

     reposition M 39  S ;

This puts the label for the nebula M39 below the nebula. `S' means `south'. The following table shows all possible values, however you know it by and large from the windrose probably:

E

prints the label to the right.

NE

prints the label to the upper right.

N

prints the label to the top.

NW

prints the label to the upper left.

W

prints the label to the left.

SW

prints the label to the lower left.

S

prints the label to the bottom.

SE

prints the label to the lower right.

(See The keyword `towards', for a figure visualising these abbreviations. But be careful since this figure is actually intended for the towards keyword.)

Using `reposition' is also necessary if PP3 has suppressed a label because it hadn't found a good place for it. `reposition' forces a label to be printed.