[Qgis-developer] Exact print composing

[Zoltan Szecsei]

Yes - I saw that button. Thanks for the heads-up.
Z

On 2015/01/27 16:39, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> 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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