[QGIS Commit] r14583 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide

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Author: aghisla
Date: 2010-11-13 02:45:33 -0800 (Sat, 13 Nov 2010)
New Revision: 14583

Modified:
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
Log:
Line width modifiable by data-defined size scale; custom color ramps in vector symbology

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex	2010-11-13 10:19:52 UTC (rev 14582)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex	2010-11-13 10:45:33 UTC (rev 14583)
@@ -697,6 +697,10 @@
 current style symbols (using the \button{Add to style} button) and then easily
 be used in the future.
 
+\textbf{Note}: To modify line width, besides modifying the symbol itself, you
+can use data-defined Size Scale (available through \button{Advanced} next to 
+\button{Add to Style}).
+
 \begin{figure}[ht]
 \centering
    \subfloat[Single symbol point properties] {\label{subfig:singleNG1}\includegraphics[clip=true, width=0.3\textwidth]{singlesymbol_ng_point}}
@@ -734,6 +738,18 @@
    \includegraphics[clip=true, width=10cm]{categorysymbol_ng_line}
 \end{figure}
 
+You can create a custom color ramp choosing New color ramp... from the Color 
+ramp dropdown menu. A dialog will prompt for the ramp type: Gradient, Random,
+ColorBrewer, then each one has options for number of steps and/or multiple
+stops in the color ramp. See \ref{fig:ccrg} for an example of custom color
+ramp.
+
+\begin{figure}[ht]
+   \centering
+   \caption{Example of custom gradient color ramp with multiple stops \nixcaption}\label{fig:ccrg}
+   \includegraphics[clip=true, width=10cm]{customColorRampGradient.png}
+\end{figure}
+
 \minisec{Graduated Renderer}
 
 The Graduated Renderer is used to render all the features from a layer, using