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Change legend label from TOC (Request in QGIS)

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#11,100 opened on Jul 12, 2026

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Request for documentation

From pull request qgis/QGIS#66238 Author: @JanCaha QGIS version: 4.2

Change legend label from TOC

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Description

Allows change of legend label from Layers panel. Pressing F2 on label triggers modification of the label.

Funded by: Ocean Winds

Fixes #42894

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Research direction
Review the linked PR description and screenshot to understand the feature. Update the QGIS documentation to describe the ability to change legend labels from the Layers panel by pressing F2.
Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitQGIS knowledge
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80