[Qgis-user] Layouts --> Show maps in irregular polygon

[Mike Flannigan]

I'm thinking you can make polygons shapes with
holes or islands.  If you do get this done you
will be alternating between clockwise and counter
clockwise nested polygons.


Mike


On 10/7/2019 9:37 AM, qgis-user-request at lists.osgeo.org wrote:
>> Hi Bob,
>> There is a link to unsubscribe below. BTW, I like your idea.  AutoCAD has this.  You could make a feature request in the bug report page.https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/bugreporting.html
>>
>> By the way, can we make polygons shapes with holes or islands??? If so, you can probably use the transparency to simulate what you need.
> No, there's no way to achieve this properly using current
> functionality. To do it properly we need to ensure that the map
> rendering respects the actual shape of the layout map, and doesn't try
> to place labels or other symbology effects outside of the actual
> visible area.
>
> Nyall
>
>

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