[Qgis-user] overview in the composer

[MORREALE Jean Roc]

Hi Alex,

I'm replying back to the list as I think it is a more general concern. 
The composer is a flexible tool allowing to change everything around the 
map, except the map. If the composer is intended to limit as much as 
possible the need for another CAD software to produce a map, then the 
possibility to use several project in the same composer space would be a 
great thing.

ESRI achieves this by authorizing the user to open several workspace 
(called "data frame")inside the same project, Each of these workspaces 
can use the same datasources, allowing the user to give a different 
semiologic style to the same data. With this this you can easily add 
insets or overviews to the map composition (arcgis can only have one by 
project).

Regards,
Jean Roc

Le 17/11/2010 23:11, Alex Mandel a écrit :
> It is possible just a little tricky. Basically you have to make one map
> and then the other. When you finish the first there is a lock layers
> checkbox which seems to keep that map as is. Then you can rearrange all
> your layers and make a second map on the same composer. It's not perfect
> but at least a start.
>
> The other way I would approach would be to make 2 different maps from 2
> different qgis projects. Export both to pdf, pull into inkscape and
> arrange (can also be done if you save out an image tiff, png or jpeg).
>
> Enjoy,
> Alex
>
> On 11/17/2010 01:44 PM, MORREALE Jean Roc wrote:
>> I think that what Dario has in mind is a map object of the canvas with a
>> different layer selection than his main map object which, if I'm
>> correct, is actually not possible dynamically in QGIS. What I usually do
>> is importing a raster of a previous composition to serve as the light
>> overview.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jean Roc
>>
>> Le 17/11/2010 21:09, Giovanni Manghi a écrit :
>>> Hi Dario,
>>> in the composer you can add how many map object as you want, so you can
>>> add one that will serve as overview.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> -- Giovanni --
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 11:50 -0800, Dario wrote:
>>>> how to display an overview map with locator on the composer printer?
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