[Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?

Ramon Andiñach custard at westnet.com.au
Wed Mar 28 20:08:23 PDT 2018


Hi Frank,

In the layout, in the item properties for the map, there's a section for "Grid".

If you look in there, and use the "Modify grid" button there are a number of options under "Grid type".

"Markers" or "Frame and annotations only" is probably close to what you want. 

-ramon.

> On 29 Mar 2018, at 08:51, Frank Silkwood <franksilkwood at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Phil, your instruction worked fine.
> 
> Another issue: I have a Map Lines layer that I am using with Simple Lines and Labels. Is there anyway to show the Labels, but not the Simple Lines?
> 
> Regards,   Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil (The Geek) Wyatt <phil at wyatt-family.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 7:16 PM
> To: 'Frank Silkwood' <franksilkwood at msn.com>; 'Bernd Vogelgesang' <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Qgis-user [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Frank Silkwood
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 8:50 AM
> To: Bernd Vogelgesang; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
> I don't understand this. Is there no way to add a north arrow in the Print Composer? You can easily add a scale.
> 
> Regards,   Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Qgis-user <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Bernd Vogelgesang
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 11:56 AM
> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
> I think it is not worth the effort to ask for that.
> The devs had plenty of time to add a specific north arrow tool, but obviously had no great interest in it.
> The map canvas and the composer window are completely different things, so there is no automatism to have the same features within both.
> And actually it is quite clever to use the same tool for adding north arrows or any other image with one button ... it's just about telling the users where to look for.
> 
> 
> Am 27.03.2018, 17:37 Uhr, schrieb knussear <knussear at mac.com>:
> 
>> Well I have to go and find north arrows if I want them in my print 
>> layout.
>> But when I'm just viewing them in my map they are available under 
>> "decorations". It would be great if I could access the "decorations" 
>> Thanks Phil, your instruction worked fine.
> 
> Another issue: I have a Map Lines layer that I am using with Simple Lines and Labels. Is there anyway to show the Labels, but not the Simple Lines?
> 
> Regards,   Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil (The Geek) Wyatt <phil at wyatt-family.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 7:16 PM
> To: 'Frank Silkwood' <franksilkwood at msn.com>; 'Bernd Vogelgesang' <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Qgis-user [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Frank Silkwood
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 8:50 AM
> To: Bernd Vogelgesang; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
> I don't understand this. Is there no way to add a north arrow in the Print Composer? You can easily add a scale.
> 
> Regards,   Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Qgis-user <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Bernd Vogelgesang
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 11:56 AM
> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS3 Layout - North Arrow?
> 
> I think it is not worth the effort to ask for that.
> The devs had plenty of time to add a specific north arrow tool, but obviously had no great interest in it.
> The map canvas and the composer window are completely different things, so there is no automatism to have the same features within both.
> And actually it is quite clever to use the same tool for adding north arrows or any other image with one button ... it's just about telling the users where to look for.
> 
> 
> Am 27.03.2018, 17:37 Uhr, schrieb knussear <knussear at mac.com>:
> 
>> Well I have to go and find north arrows if I want them in my print 
>> layout.
>> But when I'm just viewing them in my map they are available under 
>> "decorations". It would be great if I could access the "decorations" 
>> in the print layout - since they already exist somewhere within the 
>> app.
>> 
>> 
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