[Qgis-developer] many SVG symbols disappeared

[kimaidou]

+1 with Larry's proposal, which will let the user migrate only when he
decides to.

Michael


2013/5/16 Duarte Carreira <DCarreira at edia.pt>

> Yes,  I think so. That would allow a simple upgrade path inside an
> organization/company/state agency.
>
> Duarte
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: John C. Tull [mailto:jctull at gmail.com]
> Enviada: quarta-feira, 15 de Maio de 2013 18:26
> Para: Duarte Carreira
> Cc: Tim Sutton; Olivier Dalang; qgis-developer; Giovanni Manghi
> Assunto: Re: [Qgis-developer] many SVG symbols disappeared
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> On May 7, 2013, at 1:42 AM, Duarte Carreira <DCarreira at edia.pt> wrote:
>
> > If we can get hold of the old symbology lib than that's fine by me. But
> please don't make us and others rebuild their entire organization's
> cartography just because you don't like the symbols.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Duarte
>
> An option to get the old symbols should suffice, right? Instructions on
> what needs to be done with these symbols for each platform might also be
> helpful.
>
> > -----Mensagem original-----
> > De: Tim Sutton [mailto:lists at linfiniti.com]
> > Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de Maio de 2013 21:56
> > Para: Olivier Dalang
> > Cc: Nathan Woodrow; qgis-developer; Giovanni Manghi; Duarte Carreira
> > Assunto: Re: [Qgis-developer] many SVG symbols disappeared
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Olivier Dalang <olivier.dalang at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I was asking that question on this thread :
> >>
> >> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Ideas-on-the-SVG-symbols-library-
> >> t
> >> d5040508.html#a5046486
> >>
> >> Maybe I didn't emphasize enough on the deletion of symbols...
> >>
> >> IMO, the most elegant solution is to keep only the good-looking
> >> symbols so we provide a simple and consistent library, and then to
> >> provide a link on the website to download the unmodified 1.8 symbol
> >> library in case one needs to keep full backwards compatibility (it's
> >> quite easy to install : you just have to replace the SVG folder in your
> installation folder).
> >>
> >> The whole pull request already breaks backwards compatibility with
> >> all other symbols, since by removing their background, the may become
> >> unreadable on most of the maps...
> >>
> >> So if the priority is the keep old projects looking the same rather
> >> than having a clean and consistent library, the best is not to change
> >> the svg library at all.
> >>
> >> (just as an illustration, do you really think it's pertinent to keep
> >> this in the library ? :
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/jj9e852r08w5ysp/north-arrow_10_with_map_lay
> >> e
> >> rs.png
> >> )
> >>
>
> I use that symbol all the time! /sarcasm
>
> > Yeah that ain't pretty...
> >
> > Personally I like Oliver's patch and I think we should clean up house
> for 2.0. Keeping compatibility is useful but most of my project files from
> 1.8 are already broken to some degree and I would prefer we do all the big
> changes in 2.0 and then become more conservative in subsequent 2.x releases.
> >
>
> +1
>
>
>
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