I have quite a busy screen, showing a large number of polygons in a small area. I would like each of these to be labelled neatly, without the 'crowded' feel of overlapping labels, as suggested in the article "When labelling polygons, not all labels are displayed - QGIS 1.7.0".
Instead, I would like to see something as shown on the right (quickly sketched in Paint).
Can anyone recommend a solution?