[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #1751: SVG Symbols: nothing shown if symbol file is missing

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#1751: SVG Symbols: nothing shown if symbol file is missing
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   Reporter:  mwtoews                           |              Owner:  nobody
       Type:  enhancement                       |             Status:  new   
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:        
  Component:  Symbology                         |            Version:  HEAD  
   Keywords:                                    |   Platform_version:        
   Platform:  All                               |           Must_fix:  No    
Status_info:  0                                 |  
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 If a QGS project file that uses custom SVG symbols is passed from one
 computer setup to another, the points that use the customized symbols are
 silently not displayed.

 Omitting the display of a symbol can be a serious flaw to the end user. At
 minimum, it would be nice to see the points, perhaps stylized as a circle
 question mark. In addition, a notice may be displayed when opening a
 project file notifying that it cannot find "mysymbol.svg", although this
 could be more annoying than useful for some folks.

 Perhaps, a better solution (and not intended for this ticket) would be to
 allow the user to embed certain SVG symbol definitions in the QGS file.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1751>
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