Hi Ferrets, does someone know how to use "label" to draw a coloured label? E.g. write a white text string onto black land background. Thanks for the help, Stefan -- Dr Stefan Rahmstorf Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) PO Box 60 12 03 14412 Potsdam Germany -- E-mail: rahmstorf@pik-potsdam.de Tel: +49 331 2781 160 (home: +49 331 715429) Fax: +49 331 2781 204 (home: +49 331 715429)