How do I do that on QGIS? Was: [Qgis-user] manifold and qgis comparison

[Ramon Andinach]

Now that's what I call a how-to section!

Going to have to rummage in there.

-ramon.


On 21/03/2011, at 20:47 , Mike wrote:

> I should have added more to the email...it was the "tasks" section. Though the one you linked to is good as well. 
> 
> http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Tasks
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:49 PM, custard <custard at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> 
> Those are some interesting links and thoughts.
> 
> The udig link is to this, yes?
> http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/HACK/Desktop+GIS+Comparisons
> (or  alternatively http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Case_Studies#Web_Client_Comparison)
> 
> 
> With the images, two thoughts:
> 1. I should have thought of that. They would make things much easier.
> 
> 2. I had thought initially that they might be loitering in the osgeo tree somewhere, but I've shaken most of the branches but nothing has fallen out yet. 
> 
> I have however, found them in the source tree. Does anyone know if they're out on the web already?
> If they aren't, does anyone object if the default set start making their way slowly out onto the wiki?
> 
> -ramon.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike" <mswope at gmail.com>
> To: "qgis-user" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc: custard at westnet.com.au
> Sent: Monday, 21 March, 2011 7:19:21 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi
> Subject: Re: How do I do that on QGIS? Was: [Qgis-user] manifold and qgis comparison
> 
> A couple thoughts on this - I mentioned the desire for these kinds of docs on the discus list, thread titled "[Live-demo] Has anyone written a "How do you XXX with Open Source GIS?"
> 
> There was a helpful link for udig http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/EN/Home 
> 
> On the esri front, there is a book I picked up titled something like "20 essential skills" which I got to make sure my base skills are there, as I and many of us work in an esri shop. This goes through a list of 20 skills the author saw that was in demand from her students and other professionals. 
> 
> I've thought about making a list and then starting on describing how to do this or that. I've written some howto stuff using esri sofware.
> 
> To help motivate people to create it and use it, is there a place that has png's of all the tool buttons so you can easily add them to the docs where it's needed?
> For example this page 
> http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Core_ArcMap_toolbars
> 
> gives me access to images for individual tools 
> http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/published_images/button_sketch.gif 
> 
> Which made it much easier to describe people new to the software what to do. 
> 
> Mike
> 
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