[Qgis-developer] profile plugins

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Paolo

> I've also noticed the recent Export profile plugin: does it take only 2
> points, as per the notice, or there are more, as it appears from the
> exported file? Also, I have inspected the xml result, and tags are in
> German. Finally, how best use the xml to display elevation?
> Thanks.

If you mean the profile plugin in the sourcepole repo: it does not do 
visualisation, only xml export. The xml format is the one of a cablecar 
planning software, that's why the tags are in german.
However, it could be extended to write to other formats as well.

As input, the plugin needs a selected line (normally a two-point profile line). 
The number of points in the ouput file is determined by the given sampling 
distance and elevation tolerance.

Regards,
Marco

Am Freitag, 12. August 2011, 12.23:46 schrieb Paolo Cavallini:
> Hi all.
> In Debian unstable, qwt5 -py has been dropped, and AFAICT perspectives we
> have to move to qwt6 (no py available yet). As a consequence, the profile
> tool plugin (possibly others?) is no longer working. Any plan to fix this?
> I've also noticed the recent Export profile plugin: does it take only 2
> points, as per the notice, or there are more, as it appears from the
> exported file? Also, I have inspected the xml result, and tags are in
> German. Finally, how best use the xml to display elevation?
> Thanks.


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