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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m new to QGIS and am incredibly impressed. I like seeing all the discussion of new releases and improvements. I see that Nyall is working on improving the print composer. As a guy who basically makes maps for a living, this is huge. Since so much of our final products in GIS are maps, having software that allows more functionality for quality map design is extremely important. It can be the single reason people chose one software package over another. For many years ESRI’s ArcMap has had a leg up on open source GIS software because it has such a nice print/map “composer” (the Layout in ArcMap) but I believe this can change from what I see happening in QGIS. Multiple insets/data frames would be very nice. Also, I was surprised at how few preloaded line and polygon symbols there are. Just a handful. No railroad symbol? Would be really, really, good to have more of these available. Map designers love this kind of stuff.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Chrest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Research GIS Analyst<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RTI International<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3040 Cornwallis Rd, PO Box 12194<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>