[Qgis-developer] Is it possible to: Print canvas without Composer and draw polygon in Composer?

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

On 13-03-15 10:32, Lene Fischer wrote:
> ·        Is it possible to: Print/copy the canvas without Composer.
> Users need to insert the canvas in a mail or a document.

If it is current canvas state that you want to copy, you can use
"Project/Save as Image" to save the current canvas-view to a png/gif
whatever, which can then be copied into your email.

Myself use external tools to just grab a screenshot, which then can be
put on imgur, email whatever.

> ·        In the PrintComposer you can draw square, ellipse, ect - but
> can I draw a polygon?

Use my favourite plugin from Boris:

http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/NewMemoryLayer/

activating this one, gives you a 'create new memory layer' in your Layer
menu, where you can then choose point/line/polygon and it will appear as
a layer into your map, and edit with the normal tools.
You can style it as every other layer.

There is another plugin to save the memory layer into the project file.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Richard