I wonder if <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.output">http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.output</a> might give good ideas for drawing a grid on the map canvas.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Etienne Tourigny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:etourigny.dev@gmail.com" target="_blank">etourigny.dev@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
I would like to add support to draw a grid on the map canvas, in a way<br>
similar to what is done in the map composer (although perhaps without<br>
the annotations on the borders).<br>
<br>
What should be the approach used?<br>
<br>
1) plugin or core?<br>
2) rubberbands or basic plot functions triggered after mapCanvas update?<br>
<br>
I think both drawing strategies are possible using a plugin.<br>
<br>
It would be best to write in the core, assuming there is sufficient<br>
interest in this, but it will take time to trickle down to the stable<br>
version (an argument for making it a plugin).<br>
<br>
I know the current workaround is to create a vector grid with ftools,<br>
but that is a little clunky.<br>
<br>
Any thoughts?<br>
Etienne<br>
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