[QGIS Commit] r12864 - in docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide: . images

[svn_qgis at osgeo.org]

Author: dassau
Date: 2010-02-03 06:40:12 -0500 (Wed, 03 Feb 2010)
New Revision: 12864

Modified:
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/images/Makefile
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex
Log:
started print composer updates


Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/images/Makefile
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/images/Makefile	2010-02-03 10:42:16 UTC (rev 12863)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/images/Makefile	2010-02-03 11:40:12 UTC (rev 12864)
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   splash.eps\
   mAction.eps\
   mActionAddAllToOverview.eps\
+  mActionAddBasicShape.eps\
+  mActionAddArrow.eps\
   mActionAddIsland.eps\
   mActionAddLayer.eps\
   mActionAddLegend.eps\

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex	2010-02-03 10:42:16 UTC (rev 12863)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/print_composer.tex	2010-02-03 11:40:12 UTC (rev 12864)
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 The print composer provides growing layout and printing
 capabilities. It allows you to add elements such as the QGIS map canvas, 
-legend, scalebar, images, and text labels. You can size, group 
-align and position each element and adjust the properties to create your
+legend, scalebar, images, basic shapes, arrows and text labels. You can
+size, group align and position each element and adjust the properties to create your
 layout. The layout can be printed or exported to image formats, Postscript,
 PDF or to SVG \footnote{Export to SVG supported, but it is not working
 properly with some recent QT4 versions. You should try and
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
  print composition & 
  \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionScaleBar} & Add new scalebar to print
  composition\\
+ \hline \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionAddBasicShape} & Add basic shape to
+ print composition &
+ \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionAddArrow} & Add arrow to print
+ composition\\
  \hline \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionSelectPan} & Select/Move item in 
  print composition &
  \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionMoveItemContent} & Move content within
@@ -79,16 +83,17 @@
 \end{tabular}
 \end{table}
 
-To access the print composer, click on the \toolbtntwo{mActionFilePrint}{Print}
-button in the toolbar or choose \mainmenuopt{File} > \dropmenuopttwo{mActionFilePrint}{Print Composer}.
+\subsection{Open a new Print Composer Template}\label{composertemplates}
 
+Before you start to work with the print composer, you need to load some
+raster and vector layers in the QGIS map canvas and adapt their properties
+to suite your own convinience. After everything is rendered and symbolized to
+your liking you click the \toolbtntwo{mActionNewComposer}{New Print Composer}
+icon in the toolbar or choose \mainmenuopt{File} >
+\dropmenuopttwo{mActionNewComposer}{New Print Composer}.
+
 \subsection{Using Print Composer}\label{label_useprintcomposer} 
 
-Before you start to work with the print composer, you need to load some 
-raster and vector layers in the QGIS map canvas and adapt their properties 
-to suite your own convinience. After everything is rendered and symbolized to 
-your liking you click the \toolbtntwo{mActionFilePrint}{Print Composer} icon.
-
 \begin{figure}[ht]
    \begin{center}
    \caption{Print Composer \nixcaption}\label{fig:print_composer_blank}\smallskip
@@ -269,3 +274,10 @@
 state of a print composer session as a  *.qpt template and load the template
 again in another session.
 
+QGIS also provides a \toolbtntwo{mActionComposerManager}{Composer Manager}
+button in the toolbar and in \mainmenuopt{File} >
+\dropmenuopttwo{mActionComposerManager}{Composer Manager}. It allows you to
+\button{Open}, \button{Remove}, \button{Rename} and \button{Add} new or
+already existing Print Composer templates. 
+
+