[Qgis-developer] Exact print composing

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Zoltan,

Once you exactly positioned elements - you may want to lock them, so 
they don't get moved accidentally. With the new item list that Nyall 
introduced recently you can easily lock/unlock elements from this item list.

Andreas

On 27.01.2015 15:28, Zoltan Szecsei wrote:
> On 2015/01/27 16:16, Andreas Neumann wrote:
>> Hi Zoltan,
>>
>> Every object in the print composer can be positioned/scaled with 
>> exact numbers - have a look at the "Position and Size" group of every 
>> items properties. This has been around since ages (at least since 
>> version 1.7).
>>
>> Alternatively/in addition you can also use snappable grids and 
>> guidelines.
>>
>> Hope this helps?
> Exactly what I want - This is only the second time I'm needing to use 
> the composer, and the first time I only needed a dump print, so didn't 
> bother to fiddle with the options.
> This time, when I added the map to the composer and saw it was wonky, 
> I deleted it and started looking for plugins before noticing the "Item 
> Properties" tab.
>
> Big thanks,
> Zoltan
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>> On 27.01.2015 15:10, Zoltan Szecsei wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Is there a way to set exact print composer sizes and map positions?
>>>
>>> I have set a composer canvas size of 460mm by 275mm, and an area of 
>>> interest (made up of one cropped raster and 12 cropped vector maps) 
>>> that is exactly that size, at 1:500 scale.
>>> Adding this to print composer canvas using a mouse is not exactly 
>>> accurate. I've searched plugins, but noticed nothing useful.
>>>
>>> Does print composer by any chance create a text file that I can hack 
>>> to achieve this?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Zoltan
>>>
>>>
>>
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