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Selecting a label with Shift+Click doesn't work

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Shift+Click when pointer is over a label selects the shape enclosing a label.

Double clicking on the label selects it, but I can't move it:

It was more intuitive the last time I used it, years ago. I have to move the label, because it's not being centered when I add it:

Fixed the problem. The default label placement is "Smart Free", which doesn't behave smart, IMHO. Changing it to "Internal" fixes the problem with label placement.

related to an answer for: yED Live - How to Move Labels
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Double-clicking a label will start yEd's inline label text editor and said editor cannot be moved.

If you want to select a label inside a node, you need to CTRL+click on the label. CTRL+click "cycles" the selection through all items under the mouse cursor (not only labels).

For completeness sake, I would also like to mention that SHIFT+click expands the selection. I.e. if you select one node and SHIFT+click another node, the second node will be selected in addition to the first node. This works for labels as well: if you select one label, you can select additional labels with SHIFT+click.

"Smart Free" supports snapping when the label is moved with the mouse. No other placement option offers that.
by [yWorks] (164k points)
Thank you, it works. Is there an option to set a default label position to "Internal"?
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Unfortunately, there is currently no easy way to do this in yEd. One possible workaround is explained in copy/duplicate labeltext and label format.

However, I am a bit surprised you need that at all. If you create a new node label, the initial position of "Smart Free" behaves like "Internal: Center". If you drag and snap a "Smart Free" label to e.g. the left border of the node, it behaves like "Internal: Left". And similar for all other borders.

The behavior in your screenshots is most definitely not the default behavior for "Smart Free".

by [yWorks] (164k points)
Hi - I believe it IS the default behaviour for Smart Free - this is certainly happening for me on 3.25.1 using shapes from the "shape nodes" palette.  It didn't used to be when I used yEd a few years ago.  I don't see why anybody would want this new default behaviour, in which the top-left of the label stays at the center of the shape.  Thanks for your support.
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I just checked myself (yEd 3.25.1):

First, I dragged a "Rectangle" node from the "Shape Nodes" palette section into yEd's editor area (and increased its size a bit).

Then I selected the new node, pressed F2, and entered a short sample text. The label appeared centered in the node.

Then I CTRL+clicked the label to select it and verified that the default label model is still "Smart Free: Anywhere" (it is).

Finally, I pressed F2 again and entered a long sample text. While the inline editor grows to the right, ...

... after I finished editing the final label was again centered in its node.

To be honest, I would have been very surprised by any other behavior. yEd's label models have not been changed in a long time (I think the last change was over 10 years ago).

by [yWorks] (164k points)
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