[QGIS-Developer] removing icons

João Gaspar joao.f.r.gaspar at gmail.com
Wed Sep 20 06:45:22 PDT 2017


Hi Donn,
supporting the answer of Nathan of this subject you can see in
documentation:
http://docs.qgis.org/2.18/en/docs/user_manual/introduction/qgis_configuration.html#customization

Regards,
João


2017-09-20 14:41 GMT+01:00 Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com>:

> Hey Donn,
>
> FIrst, your post is in the right place.  Maybe qgis-user is a better place
> but doesn't really matter for this.
>
> Second, you sure can do what you need.  The first thing you need is
> Settings -> Customization. Tick enable and you can disable and enable
> anything you need.  You can also Save To File to get an ini file which you
> can load QGIS with the following argument to start the UI with that
> interface: qgis -z yourfile.ini.  Pretty handy if you need different UIs
> for different use cases.
>
> Next thing to do after that is look for the "Customize ToolBars" plugin.
> That will let you make custom toolbars with what ever actions you need for
> your users.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:24 PM, Donn Downey <donn at forestmetrix.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello, I develop database solutions for a niche industry that also has
>> significant GIS needs. I personally use QGIS and help others get going, but
>> even QGIS can be tough to teach to non-savvy computer users. As such, I
>> dream of a version of QGIS where we basically strip out 90% of the icons
>> from the half dozen relevant toolbars, in order to further simplify the
>> interface and make the necessary tasks more accessible.  I have no
>> programming experience- we would hire someone to do this- I’m just trying
>> to figure out options. Ultimately, we’d like to (freely) share a special
>> stripped down version of QGIS.
>>
>> First, is it technically possible to hide or remove icons from toolbars,
>> or develop a toolbar that is specific to our industry-specific purpose?
>> Along these lines, are there developers on this list that contract to do
>> work like this?
>>
>> I apologize if this isn’t an appropriate forum to post this topic- I’m
>> new to this. Please let me know. Thanks!
>>
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