I tried in Potlach2 to place text on the map, to indicate the name of a geographic feature (the name of a saddle in Austria, “Preinecksattel”). Such text is frequently found in OSM maps, e.g. designations of rivers, etc.
However, I had no success and did not find any useful reference in the various help pages.
Can this not de done in Potlach2, only with more sophisticated instruments?
You don’t want to “place text on the map”, you want to add something to the data and tell it it’s name. This might be displayed on a map, but most features aren’t rendered on “the” map – That’s why there is a Transport Map, a Cyclemap, a Seamap, …
You’re apparently talking about this Node. Based on the Wikipage this seems nearly correct to me (The description=* should be removed since there is no “description” in it), but I usually don’t map geographical features, so maybe someone else might want to correct me.
Since you’re writing your Changeset-Comments in german you might prefer the German section of this board, which btw is more frequently visited (iirc there is also one for austria).