[QGIS Commit] r10737 - in docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide: .
print_composer_screenies
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Tue May 5 07:08:22 EDT 2009
Author: dassau
Date: 2009-05-05 07:08:21 -0400 (Tue, 05 May 2009)
New Revision: 10737
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_blank.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_complete.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_image_item.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_label_item.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_legend_item.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_map_item2.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer_screenies/print_composer_scalebar_item.png
Log:
added new print composer features
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex 2009-05-05 10:15:29 UTC (rev 10736)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex 2009-05-05 11:08:21 UTC (rev 10737)
@@ -98,11 +98,16 @@
Opening the print composer provides you with a blank canvas to which you can
add the current QGIS map canvas, legend, scalebar, images and text. Figure
\ref{fig:print_composer_blank} shows the initial view of the print composer
-before any elements are added. The print composer provides two tabs:
+with an activated \checkbox{Snap to grid} modus but before any elements are
+added. The print composer provides two tabs:
\begin{itemize}
-\item The \tab{General} tab allows you to set paper size, orientation, and the
-print quality for the output file in dpi.
+\item The \tab{General} tab allows you to set paper size, orientation, the
+print quality for the output file in dpi and to activate snapping to a grid
+of a defined resolution. Please note, the \checkbox{Snap to grid} feature
+only works, if you define a grid resolution > 0. Furthermore you can also
+activate the \checkbox{Print as raster} checkbox. This means all elements
+will be rastered before printing or saving as Postscript of PDF.
\item The \tab{Item} tab displays the properties for the selected map element.
Click the \toolbtntwo{mActionSelectPan}{Select/Move item}
icon to select an element (e.g. legend, scalebar or label) on the canvas.
@@ -149,24 +154,30 @@
the \toolbtntwo{mActionMoveItemContent}{Move item content} icon
and move the layers within the map element frame with the left mouse button.
-\begin{Tip}\caption{\textsc{Saving a print composer layout}}
-\qgistip{If you want to save the current state of a print composer session, click
-on \mainmenuopt{File} > \dropmenuopttwo{mActionFileSaveAs}{Save Project As} to save
-the state of your workspace including the state of the current print composer session.
-It is planned but currently not possible to save print composer templates itself.
-}
-\end{Tip}
+\subsubsection{Navigation tools}
+For map navigation the print composer provides 4 general tools:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomOut}{Zoom in},
+\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomOut}{Zoom out},
+\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomFullExtent}{Zoom to full extend} and
+\item \toolbtntwo{mActionDraw}{Refresh the view}, if you find the view in an
+inconsistent state.
+\end{itemize}
+
+
\subsubsection{Adding other elements to the Print Composer}
Besides adding a current QGIS map canvas to the Print Composer, it is also possible
-to add, move and customize legend, scalebar, images and label elements.
+to add, position, move and customize legend, scalebar, images and label elements.
\minisec{Label and images}
To add a label or an image, click the \toolbtntwo{mActionLabel}{Add label} or
-\toolbtntwo{mActionSaveMapAsImage}{Add image} icon and place the element
-with the left mouse button on the print composer canvas.
+\toolbtntwo{mActionSaveMapAsImage}{Add image} icon, place the element with
+the left mouse button on the print composer canvas and position and customize
+their appearance in the \tab{Item} tab.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
@@ -178,8 +189,8 @@
\minisec{Legend and scalebar}
To add a map legend or a scalebar, click the \toolbtntwo{mActionAddLegend}{Add new legend} or
-\toolbtntwo{mActionScaleBar}{Add new scalebar} icon and place the element with the left
-mouse button on the print composer canvas.
+\toolbtntwo{mActionScaleBar}{Add new scalebar} icon, place the element with the left
+mouse button on the print composer canvas and position and customize their appearance in the \tab{Item} tab.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
@@ -188,16 +199,19 @@
\subfigure[scalebar item tab] {\label{subfig:print_composer_scalebar_item}\includegraphics[clip=true, width=0.4\textwidth]{print_composer_scalebar_item}}
\end{figure}
-\subsubsection{Navigation tools}
+\subsubsection{Raise, lower and align elements}
-For map navigation the print composer provides 4 general tools:
+Raise or lower functionalities for elements are inside the
+\toolbtntwo{mActionRaiseItems}{Raise selected items} pulldown menu. Choose an
+element on the print composer canvas and select the matching functionality to
+raise or lower the selected element compared to the other elements (see
+table~\ref{tab:printcomposer_tools}).
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomOut}{Zoom in},
-\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomOut}{Zoom out},
-\item \toolbtntwo{mActionZoomFullExtent}{Zoom to full extend} and
-\item \toolbtntwo{mActionDraw}{Refresh the view}, if you find the view in an inconsistent state.
-\end{itemize}
+There are several alignment functionalities available within the
+\toolbtntwo{mActionAlignLeft}{Align selected items} pulldown menu (see
+table~\ref{tab:printcomposer_tools}). To use an alignment functionality , you
+first select some elements and then click on the matching alignment icon. All
+selected will then be aligned within to their common bounding box.
\subsubsection{Creating Output}
@@ -227,3 +241,10 @@
Qt library. This will hopefully be sorted out in future versions.
\end{itemize}
+\subsubsection{Saving and loading a print composer layout}
+
+With the \toolbtntwo{mActionFileSaveAs}{Save as template} and
+\toolbtntwo{mActionFolder}{Load from template} icons you can save the current
+state of a print composer session as a *.qpt template and load the template
+again in another session.
+
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