[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #1385: "Field" Support for Print Composer

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#1385: "Field" Support for Print Composer
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   Reporter:  neumann                          |              Owner:  mhugent      
       Type:  enhancement                      |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  minor: annoyance or enhancement  |          Milestone:  Version 1.0.0
  Component:  Build/Install                    |            Version:  HEAD         
   Keywords:                                   |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  Debian                           |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                                |  
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 It would be useful to have "field" support in the print composer. Fields
 are variables and would be part of text labels in the print composer. The
 field value/content would be replaced when printing/previewing the map
 layout. Fields are common in text-processing.

 Potential candidates for fields are:
 * current date, proposed fieldname: currentDate
 * current username (on an operating system level), proposed fieldname:
 currentUser
 * current project title, proposed fieldname: currentProjectTitle
 * current projection, proposed fieldname: currentProjection
 * current map units, proposed fieldname: currentMapUnits

 Are there more useful field names in this context?

 There would have to be delimiters who separate fieldnames from regular
 text, potential formats:
 <fieldName>
 $fieldName$
 §fieldName§

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1385>
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